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Lois Frankel

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Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as women's rights, healthcare, and economic equality during her time in office. Frankel previously served as the Mayor of West Palm Beach from 2003 to 2011, where she worked on initiatives to improve the city's economy and infrastructure.

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Mar 19, 2024

What is that called, adding insult to injury? Last year, the Republican majority proposed an appropriation bill that completely eliminated the Women's Bureau.

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Mar 19, 2024

There are 25 million women in this country of reproductive age who now live in States where abortion is banned or severely restricted.

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Mar 19, 2024

This dangerous censorship is overwhelmingly targeting LGBTQ+ content and books about black history.

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Mar 19, 2024

I am going to say it again. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, one-third of women in this country of reproductive age have lost access to legal abortion.

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Mar 19, 2024

Students can't learn if they don't feel safe.

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Mar 19, 2024

The most viewers for any basketball ever on ESPN, including the NBA, and it is predicted that this year, women's sports revenues will pass $1,000,000,000.

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Mar 19, 2024

Respectfully, I do not believe it is the size of the feet of boys and girls. ... That is what the affront is.

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Mar 19, 2024

Thank you very much for being here.

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May 15, 2023

The illegal use of armed force is a crime against humanity.

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May 15, 2023

I am proud to support H.R. 3099, a bipartisan bill to establish a Special Envoy in the U.S. State Department for the Abraham Accords.

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Mar 7, 2023

So, folks, between the budget cuts and the abortion restrictions, those of us who live in red States are going to have a hard time finding gynecologists who deliver babies and who take care of them.

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Mar 7, 2023

If Republicans have their way, more women will die at childbirth than less.

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Mar 7, 2023

This is going to be a terrible choice. It is a choice of whether we wreck our economy or we inflict cruel cuts on everyday Americans.

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Mar 7, 2023

Girls and women are not getting the legally required fair share of athletic opportunities.

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Mar 7, 2023

I am especially concerned about what is going to happen to the teachers. Because we have a tremendous teacher shortage in Florida and also around the country.

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Mar 7, 2023

My concern is the proposed budget cuts and what that would mean to us having these teachers that we need in the classroom.

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Mar 7, 2023

Pregnant women in States with abortion bans are nearly three times more likely to die, regardless of their income or their education, during the process of trying to bring that child into the family.

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Mar 7, 2023

The Republicans are on a mission to ban abortion across this country.

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Mar 7, 2023

I am concerned about a potential large cutback that would reduce our efforts in Meals on Wheels, housing for seniors.

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Mar 7, 2023

Democrats are putting people over politics, especially when it comes to reducing the cost of prescription drugs.

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May 10, 2022

The efforts to scapegoat, target teachers, I think, are counterproductive.

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May 10, 2022

If teachers have to be on pins and needles that they can't say anything that would make somebody uncomfortable because they talk about racism is just an idiotic law and really is going to cause more racism, more hatred, more violence in…

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May 10, 2022

The Don't Say ``Gay'' law is so negative because if a child says something in a class that is under, you know, grade 3, what is a teacher supposed to do?

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May 10, 2022

The Stop WOKE Act... stifling education and dialogue about race, gender, and oppression.

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