Top 94 Quotes & Sayings by Elizabeth Esty
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
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.
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.
I'm out and around all the time.
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.
We can and must do our part to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled in the U.S.
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.
Workers' rights are under attack across the country.
I just thought Harvard sounded great. So let's see if I get in. I didn't really have a big back-up plan.
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes.
We should not silence our nation's researchers.
Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations.
I liked New England.
There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys.
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.
The Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act will help ensure that all families, regardless of their income, can protect their children from the lifelong health impacts of lead poisoning.
Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees.
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.
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.
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.
The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am.
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.
Everyone is able to give to someone.
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.
We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure.
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.
We need faith leaders like Eman Beshtawii.
You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it.
It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs.
Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney.
We shield our children from hazardous products - liquid nicotine should be no exception.
We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world.
My job is to get things done.
Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members.
Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut.
You are who you are, and in politics, if you stay who you are, you do better.
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.
Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.
We need more access to quality health care, not less.
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.
We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams.
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.
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.
There's more GPS in the phone in your pocket than on most of our 21st century airliners - that's frightening.
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.
Brownfields cleanups have been treated like capital investments in the tax laws, and they really are repairs and should be taxed as such.
We know that school readiness programs work, and the best ones work extraordinarily well. They are effective in reducing the achievement gap, which in Connecticut is among the highest in the country.
If you don't like public service, don't run for office.
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.
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.
For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability.
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.
We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights.
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.
I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable.
Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country.
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.
We have a wonderful district with lots of fun little stores and companies and farms.
I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest.
Veterans Day is an acknowledgment that those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country - and their families - deserve our admiration and respect today and every day.
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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