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" 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
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" 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
" 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
" 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
" I'm out and around all the time. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Out
Around
" 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
" We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure. "
Elizabeth Esty
People
Die
Collapse
" You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it. "
Elizabeth Esty
Lose
Your
You
" 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
" 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'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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Leader
Need
Generation
" 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
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Forward
People
Election
" We have a wonderful district with lots of fun little stores and companies and farms. "
Elizabeth Esty
Stores
Wonderful
Little
" I'm baffled that Mark Greenberg would send an offensive email politicizing the beheading of an American journalist. "
Elizabeth Esty
Offensive
Mark
American
" We need faith leaders like Eman Beshtawii. "
Elizabeth Esty
Leaders
Need
Like
" We still have work to do in our efforts to advance equal rights for all Americans. "
Elizabeth Esty
Rights
Work
Equal
" 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 shield our children from hazardous products - liquid nicotine should be no exception. "
Elizabeth Esty
Children
Exception
Products
" We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights. "
Elizabeth Esty
Stop
Old
Women
" My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream. "
Elizabeth Esty
Equality
Dream
Out
" We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world. "
Elizabeth Esty
Play
Leader
Moral
" My job is to be a problem-solver. "
Elizabeth Esty
Job
" Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney. "
Elizabeth Esty
Manufacturing
Proud
Back
" 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
" 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
" The STEM fields play an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, but women are still underrepresented in most STEM sectors. "
Elizabeth Esty
Economy
Women
Role
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Trying
Personal
Powerful
" I liked New England. "
Elizabeth Esty
England
New England
New
" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
Elizabeth Esty
Reform
Immigration Reform
Immigration
" Workers' rights are under attack across the country. "
Elizabeth Esty
Workers
Across
Attack