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" 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
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" I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" We shield our children from hazardous products - liquid nicotine should be no exception. "
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" I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable. "
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" 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. "
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" I liked New England. "
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" Manufacturing is the backbone of Connecticut's economy, and suppliers such as Click Bond depend on partnerships with U.S.-based manufacturers that export many of their products with Ex-Im's backing. "
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" Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members. "
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" Everyone is able to give to someone. "
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Able
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" The Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act will help ensure that all families, regardless of their income, can protect their children from the lifelong health impacts of lead poisoning. "
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" 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. "
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" From fully funding nutrition programs to protecting children from liquid nicotine poisoning, I have focused many of my efforts in Congress on advocating for polices that invest in our most valuable resource - our children. "
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Children
" I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest. "
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People
Long
" I just thought Harvard sounded great. So let's see if I get in. I didn't really have a big back-up plan. "
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Big
Thought
Great
" 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. "
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Lost
School
Gun
" I'm baffled that Mark Greenberg would send an offensive email politicizing the beheading of an American journalist. "
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Offensive
Mark
American
" Workers' rights are under attack across the country. "
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Workers
Across
Attack
" 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. "
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Process
Doing
Growth
" You are who you are, and in politics, if you stay who you are, you do better. "
Elizabeth Esty
Who
You
Politics
" My job is to get things done. "
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Things
Get
Job
" There's more GPS in the phone in your pocket than on most of our 21st century airliners - that's frightening. "
Elizabeth Esty
Most
Phone
21st Century
" We need faith leaders like Eman Beshtawii. "
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Leaders
Need
Like
" The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am. "
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Available
You
Real
" For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability. "
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Job
Confidence
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
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" There are things that matter more than your election. That may take difficult votes, may take career-ending votes for people, but if we aren't willing to do that, then we're not going to move forward. "
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