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" I never liked the status quo. Once I went to college, I got very involved in student activism. "
Lois Frankel
Got
College
Status Quo
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" It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships. "
Lois Frankel
Interesting
Relationships
Washington
" There should be no room in our society for any type of religious bigotry. "
Lois Frankel
Religious
Society
Room
" A North Korea that has the capability to use a nuclear weapon that can reach an American city or those of an ally poses a grave challenge as the U.S. seeks to preserve peace and stability in the region. "
Lois Frankel
City
American
Challenge
" I always tell people that being the mayor of an urban city for eight years was like getting run over by a truck every day. There's inner satisfaction, but 24 hours a day, every day, I'm on duty. "
Lois Frankel
City
Every Day
People
" A strong, unwavering relationship between the U.S. and its allies Japan and South Korea is necessary for the national and economic security of all three countries. "
Lois Frankel
Strong
Three
Security
" Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities. "
Lois Frankel
Think
Look
You
" I served 14 years in the state legislature and served in both the minority and majority. "
Lois Frankel
Majority
Legislature
Years
" Japan and South Korea are two of America's greatest trading partners and home to important U.S. military bases. "
Lois Frankel
Important
America
Home
" Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done. "
Lois Frankel
Done
Look
Mayor
" I am fairly certain that our budget deficit was not caused by children with autism or 90-year-old grannies in nursing homes, so why take it out on them by cutting services? "
Lois Frankel
Out
Why
Autism
" When your leader is misbehaving, it's very easy for other people to follow that. "
Lois Frankel
People
Your
Very
" Why give Russia or Syria any reason to doubt that Obama would use force? "
Lois Frankel
Why
Doubt
Force
" It just comes out of my subconscious. If you asked me to draw you a doodle, I couldn't do it. "
Lois Frankel
Just
Me
Out
" I'm the mother of a Marine veteran. "
Lois Frankel
Veteran
Marine
Mother
" There should be no doubt why Israel, our best friend and greatest ally in the Middle East, has determined that Iran poses an existential threat. "
Lois Frankel
Doubt
Why
Friend
" One of the best things we can do for our country, for advancing our children, is to upgrade our child care system. "
Lois Frankel
Best
Care
Child
" A lone voice isn't as important as a collective voice. "
Lois Frankel
Voice
Collective
Important
" We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible. "
Lois Frankel
Try
Possible
Pressure
" Creating on-campus communities for student veterans will help ease the transition from military to student life by providing networking opportunities, assistance with federal benefits, and career services. "
Lois Frankel
Networking
Help
Opportunities
" I do not want to send anybody else's child to war. "
Lois Frankel
Anybody
War
Child
" I can say this very clearly: I have come into this Congress with an antiwar bias. "
Lois Frankel
Come
Bias
Very
" I'm from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York. "
Lois Frankel
You
California
More
" I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I went home and became the mayor of my city, West Palm Beach. I was mayor for eight years. "
Lois Frankel
Lost
Palm
Home
" I am not one of those who thinks that Congress needs to be in session 24 hours a day interfering in peoples' lives. "
Lois Frankel
24 Hours
Am
Day
" There's always been incivility in politics. "
Lois Frankel
Politics
Been
Always
" Our military personnel sacrifice for us, and we need to stand up for them. "
Lois Frankel
Need
Sacrifice
Stand
" We need a national family leave policy that will allow both men and women to take paid time off from work to care for a newborn or a sick relative. "
Lois Frankel
Family
Care
Men
" Sometimes less is better with government. "
Lois Frankel
Sometimes
Better
Government
" 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
" All polling places should be safe, without discrimination against any religion. "
Lois Frankel
Places
Safe
Discrimination