WASHINGTON — Elisha Morrow is looking for a measure of justice in Congress this week after enduring sexual harassment from a Coast Guard boot-camp commander who forced her and three other recruits to scrub his office on their hands and knees.
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Dec 13, 2013
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Boca Raton, FL – On the eve of Saturday’s one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement.
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Dec 11, 2013
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Washington, DC— Congresswoman Lois Frankel joined colleagues today in urging Speaker John Boehner to immediately bring up an extension of unemployment insurance and not to adjourn Congress for the year without extending it.
Dec 10, 2013
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement after Office Depot Inc. announced today that its global, corporate headquarters would continue to be in Boca Raton. This news follows the merger between Office Depot and Naperville (IL)-based Office Max being finalized last month. Frankel’s congressional district includes Office Depot.
Dec 10, 2013
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Washington, DC – In recognition of UN International Human Rights Day Tuesday, Congresswoman Lois Frankel and her colleagues have authored a letter to USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah urging support for reproductive and sexual health care as core human rights.
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Dec 6, 2013
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Boca Raton, FL – Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement about the good news that the economy gained 203,000 jobs in November, the jobless rate fell to a five-year low of 7 percent and the economy grew at 3.6 percent in the third quarter.
Dec 5, 2013
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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lois Frankel, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the passing of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
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Dec 4, 2013
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Washington, DC—The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted a request from U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-21), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Alcee L.
Nov 26, 2013
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Boca Raton, FL — Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced it would hear two cases — Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius and Congestoga Wood Specialities v. Sebelius — related to the Affordable Care Act benefit that requires most employers to include contraception coverage in their health care plans.
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Nov 20, 2013
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Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Lois Frankel advocated for South Florida priorities — Port Everglades expansion and Everglades Restoration — as negotiations got underway on a final Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA).