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" We should not silence our nation's researchers. "
Elizabeth Esty
Silence
Nation
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" Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut. "
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" We need to ensure that no one is denied employment, housing, opportunities, or benefits because of their sexual orientation. "
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Need
Because
Housing
" 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
" 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 get things done. "
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Get
Job
" 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. "
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" There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. "
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Dangerous
Toys
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" My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream. "
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Equality
Dream
Out
" Workers' rights are under attack across the country. "
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Workers
Across
Attack
" I liked New England. "
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England
New England
New
" 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. "
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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
" 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 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. "
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Economy
Women
Role
" 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
" Manufacturing is the backbone of Connecticut's economy, and suppliers such as Click Bond depend on partnerships with U.S.-based manufacturers that export many of their products with Ex-Im's backing. "
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Manufacturing
Click
Bond
" We need faith leaders like Eman Beshtawii. "
Elizabeth Esty
Leaders
Need
Like
" It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs. "
Elizabeth Esty
Expand
Important
Jobs
" Clearly, we are courting tragedy by turning a blind eye to marketing gimmicks plainly intended to turn children into gun enthusiasts before they are even old enough to buy a firearm of their own. "
Elizabeth Esty
Eye
Own
Gun
" 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
" 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. "
Elizabeth Esty
Work
Children
Better
" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "
Elizabeth Esty
Reform
Immigration Reform
Immigration
" 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
" Government ought to make it easy for people to do the right thing. "
Elizabeth Esty
Do The Right Thing
People
Government
" 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'm out and around all the time. "
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Time
Out
Around
" 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. "
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Lost
School
Gun
" We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research. "
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Need
Research
Reduce
" 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
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