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

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

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

It should scare every voter in the 5th District that a powerful D.C. lobbyist is trying to install a personal congressman in our part of Connecticut.

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.

I am proud to be named a Defender of Children by First Focus, and I will continue to call on Congress to enact comprehensive policies that improve the well-being of our children.