Lois Frankel

So I think what you are saying is that the main purpose of these district commanders are to--is for their own personal development and their career, which means, really, that I guess, your civilian force is running the operation.

Time is money and the big ships are going to start passing Port Everglades by if they are not able to move on this.

I want to thank you all for your service. And I associate myself with Mr. Webster's remarks in regards to the Everglades and also give you my thanks.

The intracoastal down in south Florida is primarily used for recreational uses--500,000 recreational vessels annually with almost a $12 billion economic impact, 66,000 jobs.

The port in Broward would be a very good example for you to move on.

I just want to start by thanking Mr. Shuster and Mr. DeFazio for their bipartisan leadership. I am going to vote for this 2-month extension for the highway trust fund in order to avoid a shutdown of America's transit building and repair…

Are you required by law to take the cheapest bid? Or do you look to see what is the best quality?

I think there are some who would argue that that actually helped give rise to Iran increasing its power in the region.

The more we do for our young girls and women to reach their full potential, the more that countries around the world will reach their full potential.

I, too, want to thank the chairman and ranking member for this bipartisan approach.

I want to thank you and the ranking member, and all the members who have contributed to these measures, which I support.

We went from a month to 2 to 3 months?

So at least we know had we--if there was no Joint Action Plan they could have a nuclear weapon today.

I stand here today 1 year since Boko Haram kidnapped 270 young girls attending school in Chibok, Nigeria. This kidnapping received international attention for a short time; then, like the girls, the spotlight disappeared, and yet our…

I hope that you can put Iran's involvement in Yemen in this broader context.

I join my colleagues in urging that--that we all dig deep to find a sustainable funding source for our Highway Trust Fund.

I feel anxiety when I hear some of my colleagues with their unflattering remarks and I will tell you why.

I truly admire what you have to deal with. And earlier, you rightly stated that we live in a very complex world.

I do believe in humanitarian aid, but I want to sort of just play the devil's advocate because of what we may hear constituents saying.

The purpose is to save lives and alleviate suffering, maintain human dignity.

I cannot tell you how horrific it was for his family.

I want to thank them and those of you who have.

Here is a much better way to make lives better for our children, and that is to allow their mothers to live full, productive lives; and instead of this bill, pass the Women's Health Protection Act to ensure that no matter where a woman…

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On August 8 of this year, we went to war with ISIL. Since that day, we have launched over 1,700 airstrikes, we have put thousands of men and women in harm's way, we have committed billions of dollars, and the President has said this effort…