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Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as women's rights, healthcare, and economic equality during her time in office. Frankel previously served as the Mayor of West Palm Beach from 2003 to 2011, where she worked on initiatives to improve the city's economy and infrastructure.
This week, we marked Equal Pay Day, which is the day more than 3 months into the year when women's earnings finally catch up to men's from the previous year. Mr. Speaker, it all adds up--$430,000. That is how much the average income loss…
I want to start by thanking Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for their leadership on continuing to ensure that we don't forget about the 276 young women who were stolen from their families 2 years ago. I…
In honor of Women's History Month, I want to recognize a remarkable woman from south Florida, my friend, Rosemary Barkett. Rosemary is an inspiring, humble woman with a joyous spirit and passion for justice who has devoted her life to…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act, and I thank the chairman and ranking member for their fine work. The bill contains a bipartisan provision which I had…
the beaches are much more than just places for people to get sunburns as you know.
But why is that? I mean, why, why go through all--I mean, you go through so much work to evaluate these projects, and then it seems like it was for naught.
I just--I want to thank you. We've had a very cooperative, excellent relationship with you all.
And I want to also just reemphasize the request for a greater stakeholder involvement in deciding which projects to fund.
I want to again thank you all for your service. I want to just go back to Everglades restoration, which you know is so important to Florida.
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