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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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Feb 11, 2015

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.

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Feb 11, 2015

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

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Feb 11, 2015

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

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Feb 11, 2015

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

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Jan 22, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding. I, too, rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. Today, on the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we should be celebrating it, not dismantling it. I heard my colleagues on…

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Jan 22, 2015

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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Jan 9, 2015

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…

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Dec 11, 2014

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…

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Dec 1, 2014

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

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Dec 1, 2014

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

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Dec 1, 2014

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.

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Sep 10, 2014

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…

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