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" 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
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" 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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Son
" Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together. "
Lois Frankel
Veterans
Democrats
Progress
" 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
" I don't particularly care to know the names of the people in the Freedom Caucus. "
Lois Frankel
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Know
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" 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
" Closing the gun show loophole would be a good thing to do. "
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Gun
Good
Closing
" 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
" A lone voice isn't as important as a collective voice. "
Lois Frankel
Voice
Collective
Important
" I served 14 years in the state legislature and served in both the minority and majority. "
Lois Frankel
Majority
Legislature
Years
" 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'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
" 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
" 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
" All polling places should be safe, without discrimination against any religion. "
Lois Frankel
Places
Safe
Discrimination
" Issues become much more real to me when I have stories back home. "
Lois Frankel
Become
Home
Me
" 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
" It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships. "
Lois Frankel
Interesting
Relationships
Washington
" Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities. "
Lois Frankel
Think
Look
You
" 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
" 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
" 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 really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership. "
Lois Frankel
Experience
People
Leadership
" 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
" Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done. "
Lois Frankel
Done
Look
Mayor
" Sometimes less is better with government. "
Lois Frankel
Sometimes
Better
Government
" I do not want to send anybody else's child to war. "
Lois Frankel
Anybody
War
Child
" My concept of hitting the ground running and being an effective legislator is to focus on my district and having really good constituent work. "
Lois Frankel
Ground
Focus
Work
" We can't just pop off and drop a bomb on North Korea and think everything's going to be OK. It just doesn't work like that. It's a complicated puzzle. "
Lois Frankel
Work
Think
Puzzle
" 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
" 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