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" 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
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" 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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" Japan and South Korea are two of America's greatest trading partners and home to important U.S. military bases. "
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" Our military personnel sacrifice for us, and we need to stand up for them. "
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" 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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" Veterans have stood up for us. "
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Us
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" 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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Day
" 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. "
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American
Challenge
" 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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Care
Child
" I think the Port of Palm Beach has an opportunity to thrive, if they can figure out how to do it with community support. "
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Beach
Opportunity
Support
" There's always been incivility in politics. "
Lois Frankel
Politics
Been
Always
" 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
" 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. "
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Lost
Palm
Home
" 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
" We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible. "
Lois Frankel
Try
Possible
Pressure
" I never liked the status quo. Once I went to college, I got very involved in student activism. "
Lois Frankel
Got
College
Status Quo
" Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together. "
Lois Frankel
Veterans
Democrats
Progress
" Yachts are job creators. "
Lois Frankel
Yachts
Job Creators
Job
" 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
" All polling places should be safe, without discrimination against any religion. "
Lois Frankel
Places
Safe
Discrimination
" 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
" ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with. "
Lois Frankel
Dealt
Needs
Horrible
" 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
" It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships. "
Lois Frankel
Interesting
Relationships
Washington
" I don't particularly care to know the names of the people in the Freedom Caucus. "
Lois Frankel
Freedom
Know
Care
" I can say this very clearly: I have come into this Congress with an antiwar bias. "
Lois Frankel
Come
Bias
Very
" The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy. "
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Right
Freedom
Democracy
" 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
" 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
" When your leader is misbehaving, it's very easy for other people to follow that. "
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People
Your
Very
" 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