Jobs and the Economy
Across the 5th District, I’ve heard from business owners, educators, young people and parents that we need to redouble our efforts on middle-class job creation. Too many young people do not see Connecticut as a place of opportunity and our businesses are looking for skilled workers to help their companies to grow and thrive. We have a real opportunity to set a thoughtful course to long-term job growth and rebuilding a robust middle class in the 5th District, in Connecticut and across our country.
American workers can and do compete with the best in the world – but they need the benefit of a level playing field. That means closing tax loopholes that reward companies who ship our jobs oversees, and it means enforcing our trades laws.
Here at home, we need to reward innovation and ensure businesses in our community have the support they need to grow and compete. We must invest in research and development in the clean energy sector to create good jobs in technology, manufacturing and construction. We must help our small business thrive, innovate and hire by providing access to capital, reducing unnecessary red tape, and making sure small business taxes are fair and encourage growth. We must also ensure our workers have the skills those businesses need to compete with skills training and investments in our community colleges.
Finally, we must make strategic investments in long-term growth – infrastructure, energy and education. For our economy to recover, we must be willing to invest in that recovery.
For more information on my work and views on growing our economy or to let me know your thoughts, questions or concerns, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
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One of the key roles of the MidState Chamber of Commerce is to CONNECT the members and business community to its elected officials. They were honored to host the Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Business & Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Roundtable with Congresswoman Esty on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Thanks to all who attended, providing valuable feedback, and engagement on the topics of women in business, and preparing the future leaders, the students for the workforce, especially in the STEM fields.
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2), and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that they will gather in-depth information on production practices, costs, and financial well-being of American farm families for the final phase of the 2016 Agricultural Resource Management Survey.
DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury woman will be able to complete a medical residency program and graduate on time now that her student visa has been renewed with the help of U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty.
Originally from Iran, Mahshid Mohammadi, is a Canadian citizen attending medical school in the United States.
She has been traveling between Canada and the United States since 2011, tending to her husband and son in Canada while completing her schooling in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Manufacturing Universities Act, a bipartisan bill authored by Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), today was approved by the U.S. Senate and now heads to President Obama’s desk for signature.
Esty’s bill was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House by a vote of 375-34 on Dec. 2 and passed the Senate today by a vote of 92-7.