Elizabeth Esty Quotes
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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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Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations.
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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.
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We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights.
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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.
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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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The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am.
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I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
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I hear over and over again from local leaders and business owners that one of the best ways we can revitalize our cities and towns is to support brownfields cleanup efforts.
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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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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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We still have work to do in our efforts to advance equal rights for all Americans.
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We should not silence our nation's researchers.
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Brownfields cleanups have been treated like capital investments in the tax laws, and they really are repairs and should be taxed as such.
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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.
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I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest.
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We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research.
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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 are a great enough country to respect the Second Amendment rights of lawful gun owners and protect our children. And those things don't need to be in conflict.
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My job is to get things done.
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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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We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure.
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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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Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney.