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" Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut. "
Elizabeth Esty
Me
Back
Congress
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" 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. "
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Need
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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. "
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" We need more access to quality health care, not less. "
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More
Quality
" 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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" We need faith leaders like Eman Beshtawii. "
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Need
Like
" I'm out and around all the time. "
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Time
Out
Around
" 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. "
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Language
" 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. "
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Work
Wait
Opportunity
" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
Elizabeth Esty
Reform
Immigration Reform
Immigration
" We shield our children from hazardous products - liquid nicotine should be no exception. "
Elizabeth Esty
Children
Exception
Products
" The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes. "
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Crisis
Water
Warning
" 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
" We know that, relative to GPS, radar is not as accurate - we'd be seeing our planes' precise positions in 3-D, not just approximate locations every eight seconds. "
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Seconds
Our
Seeing
" I liked New England. "
Elizabeth Esty
England
New England
New
" I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable. "
Elizabeth Esty
Sometimes
Mom
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. "
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Innovation
Again
Labor
" We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help. "
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Help
Forgiveness
Look
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
American
Rights
Need
" 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
" 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 to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights. "
Elizabeth Esty
Stop
Old
Women
" We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
Research
Reduce
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Know
Best
Achievement
" 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
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Eye
Own
Gun
" My job is to get things done. "
Elizabeth Esty
Things
Get
Job
" It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs. "
Elizabeth Esty
Expand
Important
Jobs
" The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am. "
Elizabeth Esty
Available
You
Real
" We have a wonderful district with lots of fun little stores and companies and farms. "
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Stores
Wonderful
Little
" 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