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I liked New England.
We should not silence our nation's researchers.
Workers' rights are under attack across the country.
We need more access to quality health care, not less.
I was a co-sponsor of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
If you don't like public service, don't run for office.
It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs.
We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research.
We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights.
Government ought to make it easy for people to do the right thing.
We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world.
I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.
The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am.
Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast.
Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees.
Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country.
We still have work to do in our efforts to advance equal rights for all Americans.
We have a wonderful district with lots of fun little stores and companies and farms.
You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it.
We shield our children from hazardous products - liquid nicotine should be no exception.
My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream.
Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.
Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney.
I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest.
We can and must do our part to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled in the U.S.
Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut.
I just thought Harvard sounded great. So let's see if I get in. I didn't really have a big back-up plan.
We've become so accustomed to teaching to the tests that we've forgotten about a child's joy of discovery.
There's more GPS in the phone in your pocket than on most of our 21st century airliners - that's frightening.
There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys.
We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams.
I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable.
I'm baffled that Mark Greenberg would send an offensive email politicizing the beheading of an American journalist.
We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help.
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.
Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations.
We need to ensure that no one is denied employment, housing, opportunities, or benefits because of their sexual orientation.
For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability.
The STEM fields play an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, but women are still underrepresented in most STEM sectors.
We should not be waiting until trains derail, bridges collapse and people die to adequately fund our transportation infrastructure.
The lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook are unparalleled natural treasures with some of the highest water quality in Connecticut.
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.
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes.
Brownfields cleanups have been treated like capital investments in the tax laws, and they really are repairs and should be taxed as such.
We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.
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.
It should scare every voter in the 5th District that a powerful D.C. lobbyist is trying to install a personal congressman in our part of Connecticut.
Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members.
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 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.