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" We need more access to quality health care, not less. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
More
Quality
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" We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights. "
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" Workers' rights are under attack across the country. "
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Across
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" 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. "
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" The lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook are unparalleled natural treasures with some of the highest water quality in Connecticut. "
Elizabeth Esty
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" Those who know me would say I'm a passionate and hard-working mom and a community leader who knows how to get things done. "
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Me
Community
Mom
" I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play. "
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" Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country. "
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" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
Elizabeth Esty
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" I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest. "
Elizabeth Esty
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Long
" 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
" 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
" 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
" I liked New England. "
Elizabeth Esty
England
New England
New
" 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
" We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
Research
Reduce
" Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast. "
Elizabeth Esty
You
Elections
About
" Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees. "
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Humanitarian
Leading
Refugees
" I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable. "
Elizabeth Esty
Sometimes
Mom
People
" There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. "
Elizabeth Esty
Dangerous
Toys
Possible
" 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. "
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Strong
Women
Celebrate
" We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure. "
Elizabeth Esty
People
Die
Collapse
" Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations. "
Elizabeth Esty
Public Health
Serious
Health
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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 think we need to raise our voices, and we need to demonstrate to the people we represent, as well as the American people, that their leaders have a responsibility to take action. "
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Responsibility
Think
People
" You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it. "
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Lose
Your
You
" We need faith leaders like Eman Beshtawii. "
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" 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