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May 21, 2025
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Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's fiscal year 2026 budget hearing for the Department of State and related programs.
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April 8, 2025
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee's hearing to assess the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR):
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April 8, 2025
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Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's hearing to assess the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
February 27, 2025
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, along with Subcommittee members Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), Norma Torres (CA-35), and Mike Quigley (IL-05), issued a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting detailed information regarding the status of USAID and State Department programs. The Members conveyed the letter following the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate over 90% of USAID and State Department awards after a rushed and opaque review of nearly all foreign assistance without Congressional participation.
Subcommittees
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
January 27, 2025
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement urging the resumption of foreign assistance in response to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order freezing nearly all U.S. foreign assistance programs funded by the State Department and USAID, pending a 90-day review. The freeze excludes security assistance to Israel and Egypt, emergency food aid, and salaries.
Subcommittees
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
October 30, 2020
In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Vice Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Subcommittee Members Grace Meng (D-NY), David Price (D-NC), Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Norma Torres (D-CA) urged the Trump Administration to suspend their decision to pause all diversity and inclusion training at State Department and USAID.
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
September 2, 2020
"“President Trump’s promise of ‘America First’ has turned into ‘America Alone.’ The Trump Administration’s campaign against the WHO is just one of many examples of absurd policy cooked up to appeal to the President’s political base, shirk his responsibility, and abdicate America’s role as a global leader."
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
September 2, 2020
“While this move is not surprising given the Trump administration’s ill-advised posture toward the World Health Organization (WHO), it is nevertheless devastating that the United States will apparently not participate in global efforts to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine."
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
July 24, 2020
The House today passed, on a 224 to 189 vote, a package of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills.
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July 23, 2020
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"The package is the product of months of thoughtful deliberation and input from Members on both sides of the aisle. I am proud of the work we have completed under the incredibly difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. This appropriations package addresses urgent national priorities."
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