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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.

May 22, 2017

Mr. Speaker, when I returned home to the United States, I heard a story from a young woman named Shandra, who had a work visa to come over here from Indonesia to work in a hotel. On her way over, she was kidnapped by traffickers and forced…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-22
May 22, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Connolly and, of course, the chair of our committee for his fine work and our ranking member. Mr. Speaker, as we have heard already, human trafficking is a global crisis of epic proportions. An estimated 12 to 20…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-22
May 17, 2017

the word that I got back from them was cruel, it is cruel.

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May 17, 2017

the Global Gag Rule that President Trump has brought back is very, very worrisome.

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May 17, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chair and ranking member for their great leadership. Mr. Speaker, imagine a mother crying in despair while holding her child in her arms, a child who is gasping for his last breath, an innocent victim of a barrel…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-17
May 16, 2017

We put a businessman in charge of the country, and all I can say is OMG about that.

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May 4, 2017

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote 257, I was not present because I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________

Congressional Record · 2017-05-04
May 2, 2017

It is so important that we send such a clear message that we need to do everything we can in this country to contain the chaos and reduce the conditions causing this mass migration from Syria to take the wind out of the sails of the…

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May 2, 2017

Syria is really one of the tests of our generation. And the tyrants of the world will take note of how we deal with this crisis.

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May 2, 2017

We need to hear from the administration about how the ideas of safe zones that they are proposing will actually be implemented.

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May 2, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the topic of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Congressional Record · 2017-05-02

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