Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), a staunch defender of reproductive rights, released a statement opposing the Florida for Life Act (H.B. 865). This bill in the Florida House of Representatives would make performing an abortion or operating an abortion clinic a felony punishable by up to 30 years in jail.
“Criminalizing doctors for performing what are currently… Read more »
Child care is more expensive than public college tuition in most U.S. states making it unaffordable for the majority of middle-class families, let alone those living in poverty.
Now, some lawmakers are trying to change that.
Congressional Democrats announced a new bill on Thursday that aims to increase access to child care for lower-income families and improve the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) took to the House floor to offer a motion to recommit on H.R. 1675, a bill designed to roll back decades of consumer protections that shield investors from financial scammers. Rep. Frankel’s motion would amend the bill to preserve protections for seniors, one in five of… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee’s decision not to hold a hearing on SB 68, a controversial bill that would allow individuals with concealed-carry permits to bring guns onto Florida college campuses. This decision makes it very unlikely that the… Read more »
Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined Social Security Administration officials today in a tour of the new permanent home of the West Palm Beach Social Security office. The new office, located on 801 Clematis Street, offers a vastly improved facility in a convenient location in downtown West Palm Beach.
“Social Security is our nation's most important program for older Americans. Two… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address:
“Countering the noise of negative political rhetoric, the President delivered an optimistic message affirming the greatness of our country,” Frankel said. “He offered a vision of a future that advances people instead of holding them back,… Read more »
West Palm Beach – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) announced her guest to the 2016 State of the Union address. Detective Sergeant Gregory Key, a 30-year veteran of the West Palm Beach Police Department who lost his daughter Lindsay Key to gun violence, will join Rep. Frankel for President Obama’s final State of the Union at the U.S. Capitol on January 12th. President… Read more »
Homicide detective Gregory Key was in church Dec. 3, 2006, when he got the call.
His 19-year-old daughter, Lindsay, mother of a 9-month-old girl, was killed in a gang drive-by shooting in Arizona.
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Lindsay Key, daughter of West Palm Beach homicide detective Sgt. Greg Key, was 19 when killed in a drive-by shooting in ... Read More
A community college student in Chandler,… Read more »
Gregory Key, at left, a West Palm Beach homicide detective, will attend the State of the Union address. His daughter Lindsay Key, 19, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on Dec. 2, 2006, in Chandler, Ariz.
A West Palm Beach homicide detective who lost his daughter to gun violence is heading to the nation's capital to attend Tuesday's State of the Union… Read more »
Two of the biggest items on South Florida's wish list — a new federal courthouse for Fort Lauderdale and federal action that could help alleviate the proliferation of so-called sober homes — are moving closer to resolution, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel said Wednesday.
Frankel, a Broward-Palm Beach county Democrat, has been heavily involved in both issues.
She's pushed for a new… Read more »
