Quotes from Lois Frankel

Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities.

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

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

I think the Port of Palm Beach has an opportunity to thrive, if they can figure out how to do it with community support.

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.