Lois Frankel

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.

Our military personnel sacrifice for us, and we need to stand up for them.

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.

Yachts are job creators.

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's always been incivility in politics.

When your leader is misbehaving, it's very easy for other people to follow that.

I don't particularly care to know the names of the people in the Freedom Caucus.

I'm the mother of a Marine veteran.

Sometimes less is better with government.

I am not one of those who thinks that Congress needs to be in session 24 hours a day interfering in peoples' lives.

Issues become much more real to me when I have stories back home.

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.

It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.

It just comes out of my subconscious. If you asked me to draw you a doodle, I couldn't do it.

ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with.

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?

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 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 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.

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.

I served 14 years in the state legislature and served in both the minority and majority.

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.

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.

I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I've done since I was a kid.

I never liked the status quo. Once I went to college, I got very involved in student activism.

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.

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.

Veterans are one area where Republicans and Democrats have made progress together.

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.

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.

One of the best things we can do for our country, for advancing our children, is to upgrade our child care system.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Closing the gun show loophole would be a good thing to do.

I'm from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York.

Japan and South Korea are two of America's greatest trading partners and home to important U.S. military bases.

A lone voice isn't as important as a collective voice.

I really do believe in succession building and giving people experience for future leadership.

I've taken legislation that people have been trying to pass for 10 or 15 years, and I got it passed.

Veterans have stood up for us.

Why give Russia or Syria any reason to doubt that Obama would use force?

I can say this very clearly: I have come into this Congress with an antiwar bias.

I do not want to send anybody else's child to war.

The right to religious freedom and the right to vote are both fundamental to our democracy.

All polling places should be safe, without discrimination against any religion.