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" I've taken legislation that people have been trying to pass for 10 or 15 years, and I got it passed. "
Lois Frankel
People
Got
Legislation
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" 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. "
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Family
Care
Men
" 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. "
Lois Frankel
Process
Quiet
You
" 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. "
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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. "
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Best
Care
Child
" I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I've done since I was a kid. "
Lois Frankel
Underdog
Fight
Always
" The reason Jeb Bush is not doing well is because of his name. He is part of a long establishment Republican family, and this is not going well with the Republican Party. "
Lois Frankel
Republican
Doing
Family
" 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
" I really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership. "
Lois Frankel
Experience
People
Leadership
" 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
" Our military personnel sacrifice for us, and we need to stand up for them. "
Lois Frankel
Need
Sacrifice
Stand
" I have been in office for many years, and let me tell you, many times I have hated what the press has said about me. "
Lois Frankel
You
Me
Years
" I'm the mother of a Marine veteran. "
Lois Frankel
Veteran
Marine
Mother
" The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy. "
Lois Frankel
Right
Freedom
Democracy
" Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together. "
Lois Frankel
Veterans
Democrats
Progress
" We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we've faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly. "
Lois Frankel
Money
Law
Men
" 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
" My son was born right here in Florida; he went to public schools and went to the University of Florida and surprised me - I'll tell you that - when he went into the service. "
Lois Frankel
Service
Right
Son
" Issues become much more real to me when I have stories back home. "
Lois Frankel
Become
Home
Me
" We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible. "
Lois Frankel
Try
Possible
Pressure
" ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with. "
Lois Frankel
Dealt
Needs
Horrible
" We are held up by the radical Muslims as the enemy. So every time we go into one of these countries to do - we think - the right thing, we become propaganda for this radical movement. "
Lois Frankel
Think
Go
Time
" When I was a young kid, girls were taught that their role in life was to get married and have children. It was the 1950s. Those were the rules. "
Lois Frankel
Life
Role
Children
" Yachts are job creators. "
Lois Frankel
Yachts
Job Creators
Job
" Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done. "
Lois Frankel
Done
Look
Mayor
" I served 14 years in the state legislature and served in both the minority and majority. "
Lois Frankel
Majority
Legislature
Years
" It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships. "
Lois Frankel
Interesting
Relationships
Washington
" I never liked the status quo. Once I went to college, I got very involved in student activism. "
Lois Frankel
Got
College
Status Quo
" 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
" I definitely think there should be stronger gun safety laws, including prohibiting the sale of assault weapons, probably banning the sale of certain magazines that allow you to fire a large amount of bullets. "
Lois Frankel
Gun
Think
Fire
" There's always been incivility in politics. "
Lois Frankel
Politics
Been
Always