I would like to live long enough to see the day when people talk about which guns are the safest.

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.

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.

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.

The STEM fields play an increasingly important role in the U.S. economy, but women are still underrepresented in most STEM sectors.

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.

We should not silence our nation's researchers.

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.

Every week, we read about horrific tragedies resulting from children who play with firearms and accidentally shoot themselves or their family members.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Workers' rights are under attack across the country.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

My job is to get things done.

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.