House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit a broken bridge in Florida Saturday. Here’s why By Bryan Lowry | Miami Herald House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join South Florida Democrats Saturday in Delray Beach to promote President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law as the party seeks to highlight policy wins ahead of a difficult midterm election. Pelosi, D-Calif., will join South Florida Democratic Reps. Lois Frankel, Ted Deutch and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick at 11 a.m. at the George Bush Boulevard Bridge t... Read more

Nancy Pelosi, in Delray, says Democrats delivered on infrastructure, won't lose House majority By Gerard Albert III | Palm Beach Post DELRAY BEACH — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she isn't worried about the four incumbent Democrats leaving their Florida congressional seats when their terms end later this year. Or her party losing its majority in the U.S. House. "The Democrats have absolutely no intention of losing the House," she told the crowd of mostly elected officials gathere... Read more

West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement as the Biden Administration marked its one-year anniversary in office. “President Biden and Vice President Harris inherited several crises when they took office, including an economic downturn that left millions unemployed and a dire public health emergency that had taken hundreds of thousands of lives,” said Rep. Frankel. “From day one, the Administration has been working tirelessly with Congression... Read more

West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after voting to pass the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, which extends federal funding through December 3rd and provides $28.6 billion in emergency relief for Americans who have been impacted by recent natural disasters, and $6.3 billion to support Afghan allies and evacuees fleeing Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops. “The COVID-19 pandemic is n... Read more

Last week, I met virtually with local leaders and some of our best area physicians, including a pediatrician. They told us something that no one wants to hear: the virus is out of control in Florida and our children are in serious danger. While we all hoped to have the COVID-19 pandemic behind us by now, we are still very much in the thick of it. With the rapid spread of the Delta variant, cases are going up, hospitalizations are going up, and Florida has become the epicenter of the pandemic. Ea... Read more

On Monday, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, spoke on the House floor in support of the VA VACCINE Act (H.R. 1276), which passed the House last night by Unanimous Consent. This legislation is a critical fix to expand the VA’s ability to provide COVID-19 vaccines to veterans and their caregivers. For video of Rep. Frankel’s full remarks, click here. Below is an excerpt of Rep. Frankel’s remarks as delivered: “Today I rise in support of the VA VA... Read more

Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), spoke on the House floor in support of the American Rescue Plan Act, which the House will vote on tomorrow. The House passed a previous version of this bill in February, and will now vote to reconcile changes from the Senate. For video of Rep. Frankel’s full remarks, click here. Below are Rep. Frankel’s remarks as delivered: “Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the American Rescue Plan. Madam Speaker, I have been honored to be in public service i... Read more

U.S. Representative Lois Frankel held a roundtable discussion with various organizations on Wednesday in order to bring attention to the many services available for seniors who are feeling lonely or helpless amid the pandemic. “I want people to know that they’re not alone. They think they’re alone but they’re not alone. There are a lot of people who are willing to help them, and be with them,” Frankel said. "You are not alone. There are people who will help you. We are going to get through this.... Read more

Wendy Rhodes Palm Beach Post As the worst pandemic in 100 years swept into Florida last March, it seemed the only thing spreading faster than coronavirus was the misinformation surrounding it. From death and infection data to prevention and vaccines, doctors, scientists, and certainly politicians, tended to voice strong — and often dissenting — opinions about the deadly plague. Even top government officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention often changed their positions amid adv... Read more

By Rep. Lois Frankel, The Hill “[Countries] should take all appropriate measures to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, universal access to health-care services, including those related to reproductive health care, which includes family planning and sexual health.” — International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (1994) For women to lead full productive lives, they must have the freedom to make the health care choices that are best for them. And when wome... Read more