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A Congresswoman Just Tore Apart the System That Let Epstein Walk Free for Years, and What She Revealed About Who Protected Him Is Absolutely Damning
In a searing hearing held this week in West Palm Beach, Florida, by House Oversight Committee Democrats, Rep. Lois Frankel condemned the systemic failures Read More
'Treated survivors like prostitutes,' Frankel says ahead of WPB Epstein hearing
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel said on Monday that a longawaited congressional field hearing in Palm Beach Co. will focus on what she described as a historic failure. Read More
Florida Democrat Who Voted to Censure Tlaib Quits Progressive Caucus
Rep. Lois Frankel, a staunch Israel supporter, quietly left the Congressional Progressive Caucus amid an internal split over Israel’s siege on Gaza. Read More
Where money and politics meet, Rep. Lois Frankel just keeps coming out ahead
Lois Frankel, chairwoman of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, sold her shares of First Republic Bank just before the bank’s stock collapsed on the way to being closed by federal regulators. The Daily Caller’s James Lynch reported this on May 1, and it seemed to spur a bipartisan group of younger lawmakers to introduce another bill banning stock trades by sitting members of Congress. Read More
Democratic congresswoman sold First Republic stock and bought JPMorgan just before bank sale, financial disclosures show
Members of Congress are facing renewed scrutiny after a new disclosure report filed by Florida Democrat Lois Frankel revealed that she dumped First Republic Bank stock prior to its collapse and purchased JPMorgan stock before JPMorgan purchased First Republic. Read More
Lawmaker Halloween costumes include Mario, appropriations bills, national debt
From dressing as appropriations bills to the national debt, lawmakers attempted to make politics even more petrifying with their Halloween costumes this year. Several members of Congress shared their spine-chilling fashions on Monday for the annual ghoulish holiday. Rep. Lois Frankel’s (D-N.Y.) office got in the Halloween spirit by sporting costumes representing the “12 appropriations… Read More
The race to get emergency abortions and contraception to Ukrainian women amid reports of mass sexual violence by Russian soldiers
Democratic Reps. Jackie Speier and Lois Frankel say the situation shows the need to defend reproductive rights in the US and worldwide. Read More
Progressive Congresswoman Lois Frankel Trades in Fossil Fuel Companies as Gas Prices Rise
As a member of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee, Frankel sits privy to conversations concerning Department of Energy funding. Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene Endorses 'Proud Islamophobe' Laura Loomer in 2022 Midterm
Loomer's looking to unseat Democratic Representative Lois Frankel, to whom she lost in 2020 by 20 points. Read More
Laura Loomer loses Florida congressional race to Lois Frankel
Democratic congresswoman Lois Frankel has beaten 26-year-old far-right provocateur Laura Loomer in the hotly contested race for Florida’s 21st District. Read More