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" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Hear
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Over
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" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
House
Today
Congress
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Moving
Need
People
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
People
Respect
Lose
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Leader
Need
Generation
" I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable. "
Elizabeth Esty
Sometimes
Mom
People
" Workers' rights are under attack across the country. "
Elizabeth Esty
Workers
Across
Attack
" Today, I heard directly from Connecticut workers about the importance of strong, predictable federal research funding and how the federal government can be a better partner in spurring innovation and helping life-saving medication reach families who need it most. "
Elizabeth Esty
Today
Government
Innovation
" I'm out and around all the time. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Out
Around
" Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Country
Rights
" We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights. "
Elizabeth Esty
Stop
Old
Women
" We need to ensure that no one is denied employment, housing, opportunities, or benefits because of their sexual orientation. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
Because
Housing
" My job is to be a problem-solver. "
Elizabeth Esty
Job
" I'm baffled that Mark Greenberg would send an offensive email politicizing the beheading of an American journalist. "
Elizabeth Esty
Offensive
Mark
American
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Responsibility
Think
People
" We are a great enough country to respect the Second Amendment rights of lawful gun owners and protect our children. And those things don't need to be in conflict. "
Elizabeth Esty
Respect
Children
Conflict
" I just thought Harvard sounded great. So let's see if I get in. I didn't really have a big back-up plan. "
Elizabeth Esty
Big
Thought
Great
" We have a wonderful district with lots of fun little stores and companies and farms. "
Elizabeth Esty
Stores
Wonderful
Little
" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
Elizabeth Esty
Reform
Immigration Reform
Immigration
" Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members. "
Elizabeth Esty
Shoot
Children
Family
" There's been an enormous awakening, and I think recognition that the mass shootings we saw in Sandy Hook and other places are very related to the shootings we see every day in our cities. "
Elizabeth Esty
Recognition
See
Every Day
" We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world. "
Elizabeth Esty
World
Rest
Need
" We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help. "
Elizabeth Esty
Help
Forgiveness
Look
" Cities and towns throughout central and northwest Connecticut have strong industrial histories and are now in the process of transitioning into new sources of economic growth. I'm doing what I can to be a strong partner in these efforts. "
Elizabeth Esty
Process
Doing
Growth
" I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play. "
Elizabeth Esty
Political
Think
Moral
" We should not silence our nation's researchers. "
Elizabeth Esty
Silence
Nation
Our
" Unfortunately, this will have a ripple effect in the economy. People carrying heavy student-loan debt won't buy houses, start families, or start businesses. This will hurt the future economy. "
Elizabeth Esty
Future
Hurt
People
" We can and must do our part to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled in the U.S. "
Elizabeth Esty
Being
Refugees
Our
" The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am. "
Elizabeth Esty
Available
You
Real
" The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes. "
Elizabeth Esty
Crisis
Water
Warning
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Trying
Personal
Powerful