Lois Frankel

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…

Today is Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the following year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. Mr. Speaker, in our great Nation of opportunity, no woman should be making less than her…

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…

Amendment XI: ``The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any…

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…

Our actions, whether it is bombing, air strikes or whatever, that we tend to inflame certain folks that will cause them to use our actions as a recruitment for ISIL.

How do you balance going after ISIL and then are we helping Assad in that regard?

I have to confess just a little bit of uneasiness what we should be doing with ISIL.

In June, I joined colleagues on a trip to Nigeria. The focus of the journey was the kidnapping of 270 innocent young girls at the hands of Boko Haram terrorists. It has now been 5 months since they were taken from school and from their…

I think it is important for the public to understand why we spend our time on these issues.

South Florida has a booming marine industry, from our huge freighters to our Sunday boaters, generating over $8.9 billion a year to our local economy. So I am very proud to join with Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kristy Hebert, owner of…