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" Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees. "
Elizabeth Esty
Humanitarian
Leading
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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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" Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations. "
Elizabeth Esty
Public Health
Serious
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
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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. "
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Wait
Opportunity
" We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights. "
Elizabeth Esty
Stop
Old
Women
" 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
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Seconds
Our
Seeing
" I liked New England. "
Elizabeth Esty
England
New England
New
" Veterans Day is an acknowledgment that those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country - and their families - deserve our admiration and respect today and every day. "
Elizabeth Esty
Respect
Day
Veterans
" There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. "
Elizabeth Esty
Dangerous
Toys
Possible
" We need to ensure that no one is denied employment, housing, opportunities, or benefits because of their sexual orientation. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
Because
Housing
" 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 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
" It would be really easy to get discouraged over gun safety, and I have to explain all the time why I am not giving up and why people should not give up. "
Elizabeth Esty
People
Giving
Time
" 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
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Better
Gun
" 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 should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure. "
Elizabeth Esty
People
Die
Collapse
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Lost
School
Gun
" I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable. "
Elizabeth Esty
Sometimes
Mom
People
" My job is to be a problem-solver. "
Elizabeth Esty
Job
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Violence
Reason
Language
" 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
" 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
" We owe it to our service men and women and their families, who sacrificed so much for our country, to find out the answers they deserve and make care and treatment for them, their children, and their grandchildren a priority. "
Elizabeth Esty
Service
Care
Children
" 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
" 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
Support
Over
" 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
" It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs. "
Elizabeth Esty
Expand
Important
Jobs
" Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast. "
Elizabeth Esty
You
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