Lois Frankel

Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. It has been a hard-fought right. We must ensure that every American that is eligible to vote can make their voice heard. This right has been trampled on after the Shelby County v. Holder Court…

Well, I think you will bring a lot of justice to people all over the country, and I want to thank you for your leadership.

So before I let you go on with your next story, can you just reemphasize again exactly what this legislation will do?

And one more point, if you can emphasize again, when you go into arbitration, does it cost the consumer or the employee money?

And, again, just to emphasize this, maybe you can give some examples of how this results in a coverup of wrongdoing that really keeps other people, whether they are employees or consumers, from being protected?

So what this means in practical terms, we always think if we are harmed or we are wronged that we should have our day in court where a judge or a jury can hear evidence publicly and decide the case. But really what we have now is this…

And, obviously, the arbitrator wants to be rehired. And so the power is with the employer. And I think it is important to know, and I think we can help. We have been talking today about instances of sexual abuse and sexual harassment, but…

Is it true that in many of these arbitration cases that the company actually gets to choose the arbitrator and then the arbitrator--it is the same arbitrator, and then what are the implications of that?

Right. And she didn't want to go back because she was sexually assaulted. And so, we are not talking about, obviously, she can make a criminal claim, but she wanted to actually get out of having to continue to pay Massage Envy. She is just…

Anyway, this is the advertisement. We got your back. And the fact of the matter is, as I said, The world is out to get you. Thankfully, we got you. And they did get Lilly, who I am here to talk about today, because on her visit to the…

First all, I want to thank the gentlewoman for her leadership. And I also know that Representative Hank Johnson has also been involved with the FAIR Act. First, I want to just make a statement. Forced arbitration deprives men and…

It is great to be with the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier). I thought maybe we could have some sort of a colloquy. The gentlewoman looks like she is up to it.

Madam Chair, if I could just have one more question, which is have you had anybody--have you had any directives from the Trump administration to either discontinue or change research on reproductive health?

That process is keeping children and families separated.

I stand in support of this very important legislation, the Raise the Wage Act. Mr. Speaker, they are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your grandmothers. They are your childcare workers, your home health aides, your retail…

This amendment takes an important step toward fighting terrorism. It would require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an intelligence assessment on the relationship between women and violent extremism and terrorism. Madam…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows At the end of title VII, add the follow new section: SEC. 708. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONSHIP…

Let me just say this. The Department of Defense says that nothing in this amendment would impact missile defense cooperation with Israel. I just want to end by saying: Enough is enough. Diplomacy, not more nuclear weapons. Mr. Chairman, I…

Let me just respond by saying, according to the Department of Defense, there is nothing in this amendment that would impact missile defense test systems. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel).

I think there are a few of us here in Congress who are old enough to remember a time when we actually did nuclear bomb drills in school. It probably would have been a futile action had there been a real attack. And although nuclear warfare…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: SEC. _. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SHORTER…

My, my, my, here we go again, the anti- abortion obsession turned into more cruel ridiculousness. How interesting that my Republican colleagues, whose motto is ``less government,'' try at every opportunity to interfere with a woman's most…

I oppose this very cruel amendment which supports the Trump administration's rule that allows virtually any individual or entity involved in a patient's care, from a hospital's board of directors to a receptionist that schedules…

I thank my colleagues for their work on this bill. I am very proud to support this rule for this very outstanding bill package that makes For the People investments to give every person a better chance for a better life. Mr. Speaker, I…

I thank my colleague for yielding and my colleagues who have brought this before us today. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the American Dream and Promise Act. As a teen, Daniella had a dream, a dream to be a lawyer. Her grandmother had…