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" The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm baffled that Mark Greenberg would send an offensive email politicizing the beheading of an American journalist. "

" 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. "

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" We should not silence our nation's researchers. "

" 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. "

" You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it. "

" We have a lot of work we need to do to make sure all of our children have a better understanding of this diverse and wonderful and beautiful world. "

" We can and must do our part to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled in the U.S. "

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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. "

" We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world. "

" I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable. "

" My job is to get things done. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney. "

" 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. "

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" My job is to be a problem-solver. "

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" 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. "

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" For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability. "