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" Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations. "
Elizabeth Esty
Public Health
Serious
Health
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" 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
" 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
" You are who you are, and in politics, if you stay who you are, you do better. "
Elizabeth Esty
Who
You
Politics
" Brownfields cleanups have been treated like capital investments in the tax laws, and they really are repairs and should be taxed as such. "
Elizabeth Esty
Really
Should
Tax
" 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
" 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 stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams. "
Elizabeth Esty
Birth
Control
Need
" 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
" Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Country
Rights
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Commitment
Law
Mental Health
" 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 look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance policies that level the playing field for American workers and incentivize investing in jobs here at home. "
Elizabeth Esty
American
Home
Look
" We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world. "
Elizabeth Esty
Play
Leader
Moral
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Save
May
Stop
" E-cigarette companies are using shameful tactics, such as Joe Camel-like cartoons in advertisements and creating e-cigarette flavors like bubblegum and cotton candy, to addict our children early - and guarantee another generation of smokers. "
Elizabeth Esty
Children
Like
Generation
" We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights. "
Elizabeth Esty
Stop
Old
Women
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Children
Kindness
Help
" I liked New England. "
Elizabeth Esty
England
New England
New
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
People
Country
" We shield our children from hazardous products - liquid nicotine should be no exception. "
Elizabeth Esty
Children
Exception
Products
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Proud
Well-Being
Children
" The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am. "
Elizabeth Esty
Available
You
Real
" 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
" It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs. "
Elizabeth Esty
Expand
Important
Jobs
" 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
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
America
Veterans
Quality
" We need more access to quality health care, not less. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
More
Quality
" We want to take the energy surrounding the Sandy Hook anniversary that might otherwise be consumed by grief or anger - or this week in San Bernardino by fear - and channel some of that to honor our common humanity and love each other. "
Elizabeth Esty
Anger
Anniversary
Love
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Nutrition
Focused
Children
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Strong
Women
Celebrate