The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes.

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

We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.

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.

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.

We can and must do our part to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled in the U.S.

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

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.

Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast.

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.

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.

There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys.

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

We need to not reduce but increase our commitment to research.

I just thought Harvard sounded great. So let's see if I get in. I didn't really have a big back-up plan.

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.

We have a wonderful district with lots of fun little stores and companies and farms.

There's more GPS in the phone in your pocket than on most of our 21st century airliners - that's frightening.

Our country has been the leading provider of humanitarian aid for refugees.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook are unparalleled natural treasures with some of the highest water quality in Connecticut.

Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations.

The TECH Careers Act will open the door for more Americans to have successful middle-class careers and help small businesses in Connecticut and across the country access a qualified pool of talented workers.

We want to take the energy surrounding the Sandy Hook anniversary that might otherwise be consumed by grief or anger - or this week in San Bernardino by fear - and channel some of that to honor our common humanity and love each other.

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.

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.

I liked New England.

I'm out and around all the time.

The real issue is, are you available to the folks you represent? And I am.

Connecticut has a proud tradition of manufacturing going back to the days of Eli Whitney.

It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs.

We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world.

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.

My job is to get things done.

You are who you are, and in politics, if you stay who you are, you do better.

I'm a mom. That probably hinders sometimes and helps sometimes. To some people, that makes me more approachable.

Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut.

If you don't like public service, don't run for office.

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.

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.

Workers' rights are under attack across the country.

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.

You have to believe in something strongly enough that you would lose your seat over it.

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.

We need more access to quality health care, not less.

We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams.

We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights.