Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty

Representing the 5th District of Connecticut
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Feb 3, 2013 In The News
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NEW BRITAIN – U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, visited New Britain Friday.

Feb 2, 2013 In The News
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MERIDEN — Kicking off a tour of businesses in her district, U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty stopped at Jonal Laboratories Friday to see the present and future of the expanding company.

Jan 31, 2013 In The News
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MERIDEN — The city was a hotbed for discussion of how to prevent gun violence and keep schools safe Wednesday with U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty and state Sen. Dante Bartolomeo holding separate meetings with local leaders and representatives of various groups.

Jan 28, 2013 In The News
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TORRINGTON - Attempting to gather opinions from constituents in the wake of last month’s mass shooting in Newtown, freshman U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5, began a series of roundtable discussions about gun violence prevention with a meeting Monday morning at city hall.

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Jan 23, 2013 In The News
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U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty has co-sponsored the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, legislation aimed at strengthening the ability of the government, law enforcement and service providers to stop domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.

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Jan 23, 2013 In The News
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CANTON —— Legislation that would give Canton and two other towns permission to use dams along the Farmington River to generate hydropower took an important step forward in Congress on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty.

Jan 18, 2013 In The News
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Residents whose homes were catastrophically flooded during Tropical Storm Irene got some good news on Friday from their federal delegation – the town will receive $2.54 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to purchase 14 homes endangered by their position on the Pequabuck River flood plain.

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Jan 11, 2013 In The News

Elizabeth speaks with Chuck Todd on the Daily Rundown about the need for commonsense gun laws.

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Jan 8, 2013 In The News
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Freshman U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty will serve on the House committee on science, space and technology, her office announced Tuesday.

It’s an assignment she was hoping to get, she told the Register Citizen in December.