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" 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. "

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" We have the opportunity and the responsibility to lead our country to a better and brighter future, and I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get back to work. "

Elizabeth Esty

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" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "

" We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams. "

" We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help. "

" Brownfields cleanups have been treated like capital investments in the tax laws, and they really are repairs and should be taxed as such. "

" The lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook are unparalleled natural treasures with some of the highest water quality in Connecticut. "

" Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members. "

" It should scare every voter in the 5th District that a powerful D.C. lobbyist is trying to install a personal congressman in our part of Connecticut. "

" We know that school readiness programs work, and the best ones work extraordinarily well. They are effective in reducing the achievement gap, which in Connecticut is among the highest in the country. "

" Clearly, we are courting tragedy by turning a blind eye to marketing gimmicks plainly intended to turn children into gun enthusiasts before they are even old enough to buy a firearm of their own. "

" 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. "

" You are who you are, and in politics, if you stay who you are, you do better. "

" I think we need to raise our voices, and we need to demonstrate to the people we represent, as well as the American people, that their leaders have a responsibility to take action. "

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

" My job is to get things done. "

" As we celebrate Labor Day, we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers' rights, which are so critical to our strong and successful labor force. "

" The TECH Careers Act will open the door for more Americans to have successful middle-class careers and help small businesses in Connecticut and across the country access a qualified pool of talented workers. "

" My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream. "

" It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs. "

" Although we can never fully repay our veterans, on Veterans Day we thank our veterans for their selflessness and commit to do what we can to improve the quality of life for our veterans and military families in communities across America. "

" I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest. "

" We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights. "

" I'm out and around all the time. "

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

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

" Government ought to make it easy for people to do the right thing. "

" For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability. "

Elizabeth Esty

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it. "