Lois Frankel

But to force women to have children against their will is also to me inhumane.

I think it is inhumane and I think it is stupid, all right.

If we don't advance girls and women there will be no progress. There will not be economic progress, there will not be progress in security of the world.

I am very alarmed. I am very worried about what is happening to women all over the world because some of the policies of the Trump administration.

I would like to ask anyone on the panel, what are you doing to help people stay in their homes?

It is an honor to work with Mr. Engel, Mr. Royce, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen. And Mr. Poe, it has been a great pleasure and honor to work with you in a bipartisan manner on our Foreign Affairs Committee. I am very proudly standing here, of course…

The American people deserve to know the truth of what was discussed and I want to say with emphasis Congress has the oversight and authority, duty, to demand this information and it is critical to national security that this Congress not…

This is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, my motion will make this bill much better. It is…

I thank my colleagues for joining me in support of this critical bill. Again, it is not about bombs, military, and guns. Remember this: when women succeed, when girls succeed, their nations succeed.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, keeping peace in the world, reducing terrorism, creating safe environments where countries can be self-reliant and people can be prosperous is not just about more guns and bombs. Addressing…

I am going to say it again, because until these families are united I am not going to shut up about this.

I don't think that everyone in these countries are violent gang members, do you all, based on your experience?

Research shows that when women have a seat at the table, the prospect that peace negotiations will succeed rises significantly. The Women, Peace, and Security Act enacted into law last year requires the Department of Defense to leverage…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000)''. The…

The Israeli Anti-Boycott Act, of which I am a cosponsor, would expand anti-boycott laws prohibiting United States compliance with the Arab League boycott of Israel.

The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions or BDS movement encourages economic warfare against Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East.

I stand here today, not only as a Member of Congress but as a mother, to say that I am outraged, I am heartbroken, and I am embarrassed by the barbaric activity of our government on our borders. The Trump administration's zero-tolerance…

To me is abominable and just it goes against everything that I know I was raised to believe about a great country.

I believe in our democracy and what you're doing. I think we always have to be mindful of protecting our own democracy.

As some people say, otherwise you're going to be on the menu.

If you think you're going to get democracy in the world, we better empower the women.

I have seen, not only in this country but around the world is we have an administration that is trying to, I will say, disempower women in every way possible.

His policy at the border is, as I said, is a disgrace to our country.

I stand with Israel. It is an enduring situation for me. But I think this is like cutting off your nose to spite your face...

It is ridiculous it has taken all these years, but--so they are due to lift the ban on the female drivers, but just recently, they have arrested women activists who had been protesting for greater reforms.