Elizabeth Esty

My job is to get things done. ”

For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability. ”

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. ”

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. ”

Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it. ”

Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country. ”

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. ”

Workers' rights are under attack across the country. ”

My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream. ”

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. ”