Lois Frankel

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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 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.”

“There's always been incivility in politics.”