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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.

Feb 27, 2015

Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 102, the motion to go to conference on H.R. 240, I was not present becrause I was unavoidably detained at the Army Corps Civil Works Review Board for the Port Everglades expansion project, which is important…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-27
Feb 26, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of Homeland Security funding bill that would keep the Department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the American people safe. The…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-26
Feb 24, 2015

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

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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

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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Feb 11, 2015

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

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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…

Congressional Record · 2015-01-22
Jan 22, 2015

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the Record that the House should vote for bigger paychecks and better infrastructure instead of attacking women's access to health care. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Congressional Record · 2015-01-22
Jan 22, 2015

Madam Speaker, 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…

Congressional Record · 2015-01-22
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…

Congressional Record · 2015-01-09

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