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" We need to ensure that no one is denied employment, housing, opportunities, or benefits because of their sexual orientation. "
Elizabeth Esty
Need
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Housing
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" When I was elected to Congress, this was the No. 1 issue businesses brought up. They said that if we want this country to succeed, we need immigration reform. "
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" I'm baffled that Mark Greenberg would send an offensive email politicizing the beheading of an American journalist. "
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" There's more GPS in the phone in your pocket than on most of our 21st century airliners - that's frightening. "
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" The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes. "
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" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
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Immigration
" We should not silence our nation's researchers. "
Elizabeth Esty
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" Everyone is able to give to someone. "
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Everyone
Able
Give
" We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research. "
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" 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
" The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am. "
Elizabeth Esty
Available
You
Real
" 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. "
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Seconds
Our
Seeing
" Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Country
Rights
" 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. "
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People
Giving
Time
" We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams. "
Elizabeth Esty
Birth
Control
Need
" 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 lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook are unparalleled natural treasures with some of the highest water quality in Connecticut. "
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Natural
Quality
Salmon
" 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
" You are who you are, and in politics, if you stay who you are, you do better. "
Elizabeth Esty
Who
You
Politics
" Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast. "
Elizabeth Esty
You
Elections
About
" Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut. "
Elizabeth Esty
Me
Back
Congress
" Hillary Clinton has spent those decades before her time in public office and since her time in public office advocating for common sense measures to fight gun violence. "
Elizabeth Esty
Time
Common Sense
Fight
" I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play. "
Elizabeth Esty
Political
Think
Moral
" 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
" My job is to get things done. "
Elizabeth Esty
Things
Get
Job
" 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. "
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Today
Government
Innovation
" 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. "
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Future
Hurt
People
" We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help. "
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Forgiveness
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" There's been an enormous awakening, and I think recognition that the mass shootings we saw in Sandy Hook and other places are very related to the shootings we see every day in our cities. "
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Recognition
See
Every Day
" 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
" 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