Congresswoman Lois Frankel

Representing the 22nd District of Florida

In The News

Jun 24, 2013 In The News

A Boynton Beach woman has turned what she calls her Coast Guard nightmare into a national campaign to stop sexual abuse in the military, even helping to push new legislation through the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jun 23, 2013 In The News

The move is part of the American drawdown after nearly 12 years of war and loss of more than 2,000 American military lives.

Jun 5, 2013 In The News

WASHINGTON -- Suited up in 40 pounds of body armor and escorted by soldiers wielding high-caliber weapons, South Florida Congresswoman Lois Frankel found Afghanistan a treacherous place to visit last week after 12 years of wa

Apr 30, 2013 In The News

A bipartisan team from the Florida congressional delegation is banding together to form a "ports caucus" to push the interests of the state's seaports in the nation's capital.

Apr 1, 2013 In The News

DANIA BEACH – From a new mountain towering 65 feet over Federal Highway, U.S.

Mar 27, 2013 In The News

BOCA RATON, Fla. - South Florida Congressmen want to keep the federal contract air control tower at Boca Raton Airport from closing as a result of automatic spending cuts imposed by the federal government.

Mar 18, 2013 In The News

Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel on Monday jumped on board a bill introduced by Republican colleague Trey Radel of Fort Myers that would allow the State Department to consider factors other than low cost w

Feb 28, 2013 In The News

It’s time for Congress to stay on the job and resolve this darn sequester, three South Florida newcomers declared on Thursday.

Feb 1, 2013 In The News

An hour for a crash course on hospital economics. Another hour learning what South Florida’s ports and the tourism industry need to thrive. The time to listen to a high school freshman describe how he was harassed because of his sexual orientation.

Jan 3, 2013 In The News

Lois Frankel, the former mayor of sunny West Palm Beach, had to buy her first pair of winter boots in decades. Joe Garcia, who represents southern Miami-Dade County and the Keys, found a temporary room at University of Miami President Donna Shalala’s home in Georgetown.

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