Connecticut Congreswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) joined House Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra, Vice-Chairman Joe Crowley, and Congresswoman Nita Lowey for a press conference on legislative priorities in the new Congress as she discussed the work of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.

 Esty is from Cheshire and her district includes Newtown. The shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in December prompted the creation of the task force, of which she is a member.