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" You are who you are, and in politics, if you stay who you are, you do better. "

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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. "

" We have a wonderful district with lots of fun little stores and companies and farms. "

" 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. "

" Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast. "

" I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "

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" There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. "

" Brownfields cleanups have been treated like capital investments in the tax laws, and they really are repairs and should be taxed as such. "

" 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. "

" My job is to get things done. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members. "

" 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. "

" I'm baffled that Mark Greenberg would send an offensive email politicizing the beheading of an American journalist. "

" We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research. "

" We just have to do better as a country on incorporating the best technology to allow us to get where we want to get quickly and safely. "

" I just thought Harvard sounded great. So let's see if I get in. I didn't really have a big back-up plan. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The STEM fields play an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, but women are still underrepresented in most STEM sectors. "

" While we may not know how to stop these horrific mass shootings, we do know this: Limiting high-capacity magazines will save lives, and we know this because it has saved lives. "

" 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. "

" We shield our children from hazardous products - liquid nicotine should be no exception. "

" 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. "

" There's no reason to continue including language in the federal spending bill to prohibit the CDC and NIH from studying the causes or effects of gun violence on public health. "

" Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees. "

" 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. "

" We should not silence our nation's researchers. "

" 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. "