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" Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities. "
Lois Frankel
Think
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You
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" Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done. "
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" 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. "
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" Our military personnel sacrifice for us, and we need to stand up for them. "
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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. "
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" I do not want to send anybody else's child to war. "
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" I really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership. "
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" ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with. "
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" I'm the mother of a Marine veteran. "
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Mother
" There should be no room in our society for any type of religious bigotry. "
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Room
" 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. "
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Law
Men
" 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. "
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Help
Opportunities
" I can say this very clearly: I have come into this Congress with an antiwar bias. "
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Come
Bias
Very
" It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships. "
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Interesting
Relationships
Washington
" I don't particularly care to know the names of the people in the Freedom Caucus. "
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Freedom
Know
Care
" 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
" Sometimes less is better with government. "
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Sometimes
Better
Government
" 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? "
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Out
Why
Autism
" 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. "
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Republican
Doing
Family
" I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I've done since I was a kid. "
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Underdog
Fight
Always
" 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. "
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Process
Quiet
You
" We are a nation of laws, and we should live by the rule of law. And sometimes we should have a little bit of common sense. "
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Law
Common Sense
Sometimes
" Issues become much more real to me when I have stories back home. "
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Become
Home
Me
" Why give Russia or Syria any reason to doubt that Obama would use force? "
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Why
Doubt
Force
" 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. "
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Right
Son
" 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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Why
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" Closing the gun show loophole would be a good thing to do. "
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Good
Closing
" There's always been incivility in politics. "
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Been
Always