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" There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. "
Elizabeth Esty
Dangerous
Toys
Possible
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" 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 more access to quality health care, not less. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
More
Quality
" 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 be a problem-solver. "
Elizabeth Esty
Job
" You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it. "
Elizabeth Esty
Lose
Your
You
" We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
Research
Reduce
" 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 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Work
Wait
Opportunity
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Innovation
Again
Labor
" 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
" The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am. "
Elizabeth Esty
Available
You
Real
" Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Country
Rights
" We've become so accustomed to teaching to the tests that we've forgotten about a child's joy of discovery. "
Elizabeth Esty
Discovery
Joy
Tests
" 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 silence our nation's researchers. "
Elizabeth Esty
Silence
Nation
Our
" My job is to get things done. "
Elizabeth Esty
Things
Get
Job
" The lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook are unparalleled natural treasures with some of the highest water quality in Connecticut. "
Elizabeth Esty
Natural
Quality
Salmon
" I'm out and around all the time. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Out
Around
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Credit
Health
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
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
People
Respect
Lose
" 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
" Today, I heard directly from Connecticut workers about the importance of strong, predictable federal research funding and how the federal government can be a better partner in spurring innovation and helping life-saving medication reach families who need it most. "
Elizabeth Esty
Today
Government
Innovation
" 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
" 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
" We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure. "
Elizabeth Esty
People
Die
Collapse
" 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
" 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
" 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
" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
Elizabeth Esty
Reform
Immigration Reform
Immigration