Top 54 Quotes & Sayings by Lois Frankel

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Lois Frankel.
Last updated on September 19, 2024.
Lois Frankel

Lois Jane Frankel is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017 and who represented Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Sometimes less is better with government.
It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.
A North Korea that has the capability to use a nuclear weapon that can reach an American city or those of an ally poses a grave challenge as the U.S. seeks to preserve peace and stability in the region.
My son was born right here in Florida; he went to public schools and went to the University of Florida and surprised me - I'll tell you that - when he went into the service.
A lone voice isn't as important as a collective voice. — © Lois Frankel
A lone voice isn't as important as a collective voice.
There's always been incivility in politics.
Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together.
I never liked the status quo. Once I went to college, I got very involved in student activism.
I can say this very clearly: I have come into this Congress with an antiwar bias.
I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I went home and became the mayor of my city, West Palm Beach. I was mayor for eight years.
I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I've done since I was a kid.
As much as the Congress is criticized - and a lot of it is well deserved - the fact is there are many quiet victories if you keep your head down and know how to maneuver in the process and get things done.
We are held up by the radical Muslims as the enemy. So every time we go into one of these countries to do - we think - the right thing, we become propaganda for this radical movement.
Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities.
I'm from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York. — © Lois Frankel
I'm from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York.
I do not want to send anybody else's child to war.
Why give Russia or Syria any reason to doubt that Obama would use force?
One of the best things we can do for our country, for advancing our children, is to upgrade our child care system.
When I was a young kid, girls were taught that their role in life was to get married and have children. It was the 1950s. Those were the rules.
Our military personnel sacrifice for us, and we need to stand up for them.
ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with.
I served 14 years in the state legislature and served in both the minority and majority.
Veterans have stood up for us.
All polling places should be safe, without discrimination against any religion.
I have learned how to take votes where I had to hold my nose because I had to compromise - something that you learn to do, especially when you have been in the minority.
I am not one of those who thinks that Congress needs to be in session 24 hours a day interfering in peoples' lives.
We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we've faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly.
We can't just pop off and drop a bomb on North Korea and think everything's going to be OK. It just doesn't work like that. It's a complicated puzzle.
The reason Jeb Bush is not doing well is because of his name. He is part of a long establishment Republican family, and this is not going well with the Republican Party.
Creating on-campus communities for student veterans will help ease the transition from military to student life by providing networking opportunities, assistance with federal benefits, and career services.
There should be no doubt why Israel, our best friend and greatest ally in the Middle East, has determined that Iran poses an existential threat.
A strong, unwavering relationship between the U.S. and its allies Japan and South Korea is necessary for the national and economic security of all three countries.
I always tell people that being the mayor of an urban city for eight years was like getting run over by a truck every day. There's inner satisfaction, but 24 hours a day, every day, I'm on duty.
We need a national family leave policy that will allow both men and women to take paid time off from work to care for a newborn or a sick relative.
We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible.
Japan and South Korea are two of America's greatest trading partners and home to important U.S. military bases.
I really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership. — © Lois Frankel
I really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership.
It just comes out of my subconscious. If you asked me to draw you a doodle, I couldn't do it.
We are a nation of laws, and we should live by the rule of law. And sometimes we should have a little bit of common sense.
Yachts are job creators.
I definitely think there should be stronger gun safety laws, including prohibiting the sale of assault weapons, probably banning the sale of certain magazines that allow you to fire a large amount of bullets.
I have been in office for many years, and let me tell you, many times I have hated what the press has said about me.
Issues become much more real to me when I have stories back home.
I'm the mother of a Marine veteran.
I think the Port of Palm Beach has an opportunity to thrive, if they can figure out how to do it with community support.
The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy.
I don't particularly care to know the names of the people in the Freedom Caucus. — © Lois Frankel
I don't particularly care to know the names of the people in the Freedom Caucus.
My concept of hitting the ground running and being an effective legislator is to focus on my district and having really good constituent work.
There should be no room in our society for any type of religious bigotry.
I've taken legislation that people have been trying to pass for 10 or 15 years, and I got it passed.
Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.
Closing the gun show loophole would be a good thing to do.
When your leader is misbehaving, it's very easy for other people to follow that.
I am fairly certain that our budget deficit was not caused by children with autism or 90-year-old grannies in nursing homes, so why take it out on them by cutting services?
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