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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.

Sep 8, 2015

Fifteen seconds. That is how long a child who lives near the Gaza Strip in Israel has to take cover when a missile is shot into their city.

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Jul 28, 2015

I am not sure what we can do. I am going to--I want to follow up on Mr. Trott's questions, but I know one thing. We cannot turn our back on this.

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Jul 22, 2015

I know we all agree Iran should not get a nuclear weapon, and my approach is just to try to take a non-partisan, objective scrutiny of this, because it is so monumental.

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Jul 13, 2015

It would put the most dangerous weapon in the hands of the world's foremost sponsor of terror.

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Jun 17, 2015

Mr. Speaker, this debate is personal to me. I watched my son Ben, then a proud United States marine, being sent off to two wars, Afghanistan and Iraq. My family was blessed; he returned safely. Both sides of the aisle know the price of the…

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Jun 9, 2015

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

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Jun 9, 2015

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.

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Jun 9, 2015

And the reason I raise it, is I think part of the frustration for those of us who are trying to see projects move along is that when there is new leadership, there is a learning curve.

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Jun 9, 2015

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

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Jun 9, 2015

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.

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