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" Devices that allow people to shoot up to 100 rounds of ammunition at one time have no place in our schools, no place in our parks, no place on our streets, no place in our communities, and no place in this country. "

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" We just have to do better as a country on incorporating the best technology to allow us to get where we want to get quickly and safely. "

Elizabeth Esty

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Technology

Country

" Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney. "

" I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable. "

" We need a comprehensive strategy that includes expanding criminal background checks for all commercial gun sales, dedicated federal law to combat gun trafficking, and a strong commitment to mental health services. "

" We still have work to do in our efforts to advance equal rights for all Americans. "

" I hear over and over again from local leaders and business owners that one of the best ways we can revitalize our cities and towns is to support brownfields cleanup efforts. "

" We have an epidemic of gun violence in America, and in trying to understand how that has happened, part of what we need to do is help equip our children to respond not with fear but with kindness. This has to be the way we go forward. "

" While we may not know how to stop these horrific mass shootings, we do know this: Limiting high-capacity magazines will save lives, and we know this because it has saved lives. "

" This historically has been an issue that both parties have run away from. For the first time, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party in its platform are making this issue, about needing to do better as a country to take common sense steps to help prevent gun violence. "

" We may not have the cheapest labor costs, but where we can compete is innovation. Historically, that's been Connecticut's strength, and it can be again. "

" We need to close the tax loopholes that have awarded companies moving out of the country and overseas; we need a government that will keep our country safe from terrorists at home and abroad... and a government that is responsive to the needs of the people. "

" When I was elected to Congress, this was the No. 1 issue businesses brought up. They said that if we want this country to succeed, we need immigration reform. "

Elizabeth Esty

Succeed

Need

" We can and must do our part to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled in the U.S. "

" There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. "

" We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world. "

" Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees. "

" My job is to be a problem-solver. "

Elizabeth Esty

Job

" The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes. "

" We should not silence our nation's researchers. "

" There's no reason to continue including language in the federal spending bill to prohibit the CDC and NIH from studying the causes or effects of gun violence on public health. "

" Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School three years ago, we have lost over 90,000 Americans to gun violence. This is a manmade crisis that needs to be treated as the public health epidemic it has become. "

" In my lifetime, I have seen how greater liberty, greater justice, and greater respect ultimately does prevail, but it prevails only when people are willing to fight for it and willing to lose for it. "

" My job is to get things done. "

" If elected members of any body - whether it's a state house or Congress - were not willing to take career-ending or at least election-losing votes, I would not have the right to vote today. "

" Those who know me would say I'm a passionate and hard-working mom and a community leader who knows how to get things done. "

Elizabeth Esty

Community

Mom

" In Connecticut, we have a vibrant history of advocating to ensure our workers are treated fairly and given the rights and protections they deserve. Still, we need to do more to protect all American workers. "

" We owe it to our service men and women and their families, who sacrificed so much for our country, to find out the answers they deserve and make care and treatment for them, their children, and their grandchildren a priority. "

" We've been having a lot of hearings lately about the reliability of the grid and the need for more distributive generation. We can be a leader of that here in Connecticut. "

" I am proud to be named a Defender of Children by First Focus, and I will continue to call on Congress to enact comprehensive policies that improve the well-being of our children. "

" There's more GPS in the phone in your pocket than on most of our 21st century airliners - that's frightening. "