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" I have learned how to take votes where I had to hold my nose because I had to compromise - something that you learn to do, especially when you have been in the minority. "

Lois Frankel

I Have Learned

You

Compromise

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Time

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Lois Frankel

You

Years

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" I can say this very clearly: I have come into this Congress with an antiwar bias. "

" As much as the Congress is criticized - and a lot of it is well deserved - the fact is there are many quiet victories if you keep your head down and know how to maneuver in the process and get things done. "

" We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible. "

" It just comes out of my subconscious. If you asked me to draw you a doodle, I couldn't do it. "

Lois Frankel

Just

Out

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" All polling places should be safe, without discrimination against any religion. "

" I am not one of those who thinks that Congress needs to be in session 24 hours a day interfering in peoples' lives. "

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24 Hours

Day

" The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy. "