Elizabeth Esty Quotes
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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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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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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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There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys.
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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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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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I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable.
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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.
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There are things that matter more than your election. That may take difficult votes, may take career-ending votes for people, but if we aren't willing to do that, then we're not going to move forward.
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I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.
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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.
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I'm out and around all the time.
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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.
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Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney.
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Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.
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I just thought Harvard sounded great. So let's see if I get in. I didn't really have a big back-up plan.
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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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We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure.
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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.
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We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams.
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Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country.
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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.
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E-cigarette companies are using shameful tactics, such as Joe Camel-like cartoons in advertisements and creating e-cigarette flavors like bubblegum and cotton candy, to addict our children early - and guarantee another generation of smokers.
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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.