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" As president, Trump's economic proposals will bend our very economy and tax system to his purposes. "
Tom Steyer
Bend
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" If we are to candidly and comprehensively address climate change - which I believe is the true crisis of our time - we must find new ways to generate energy and fuel. "
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" My experience of American politics is that people raise issues, and they get addressed in an effective but imperfect way. But that's sort of the American system: Mind the problem and worry it, and then we attack it with overwhelming power and put it away - and that's the end of that problem. "
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" Republicans like to accuse Democrats of trying to 'pick winners and losers.' They say we should run government 'like a business' and let 'the market' decide important matters. When it comes to the declining fortunes of dirty fuels like coal, however, they quickly they abandon these principles. "
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" Though much about Donald Trump is chaotic and unpredictable, his overall agenda as a businessman and politician is clear and consistent: He wants to make himself more powerful, and he doesn't care how he does it. "
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" We agree that Citizens United is a very bad decision. We don't believe outspending your opponent is the way to go, since we don't believe we will ever be outspending our opponents! "
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Believe
Decision
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" We think that when the American people make a decision together that they want something, politicians have to listen to them, and that's the process we believe in. "
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" The whole key to a fight is throwing the first punch. "
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First
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Punch
" Trump's vitriol attracts large crowds and may even win him the Republican presidential nomination but dishonors our best traditions. It spits in the face of every protection and opportunity our Constitution promises. "
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Best
Face
Opportunity
" Donald Trump may be unusually flamboyant, but his views are all too representative of the party that is about to nominate him for president. "
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Him
" To say Donald Trump would be a disaster for our country, our democracy, and our future would be doing a grave disservice to the word 'disaster.' "
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Country
Say
" Tragically, no industry has done more to block crucial action to address climate change than the oil industry. "
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" Voting is our right, but it is also our responsibility because if we don't take the next step and elect leaders who are committed to building a better future for our kids, other rights - our rights to clean air, clean water, health, and prosperity - are placed directly in harm's way. "
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Way
Future
Health
" Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters. "
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Will
Take
Take Care
" With many serious challenges facing our country - pressing issues like climate change, income inequality, and education - Trump has expressed neither the inclination nor the ability to take on these problems. "
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Education
Challenges
" Despite the frequent use of coal miners as a potent political symbol, coal jobs are disappearing - and they're not coming back. "
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Coal
Back
Coming
" That is not something I embrace. I think there are real distinctions between the Koch brothers and us. "
Tom Steyer
Brothers
Us
Think
" Donald Trump's crass charms are apparently very limited - historically so, if polling is any indication. "
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Polling
Very
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" We will pay a heavy price if we insist on navigating the 21st century with a 20th century mindset. "
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Heavy
Will
Insist
" Some members of the ruling class are making a concerted effort to expand the wealth gap. "
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Gap
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" When an oil company executive tells American families that we don't need to be concerned with tar sands pipeline safety, it's not only misleading, it's insulting. "
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Company
Safety
Oil
" American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs. "
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Democracy
Ability
Informed
" Fossil fuels are raw materials that have to be extracted and processed. Wind and solar energy are different. The only costs associated with them are technological. "
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Only
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Wind
" What Bernie Sanders is talking about, which is trying to get back to a more perfect democracy, is something that we support, too. We just think that the idea of... wishing the rules were different and then pretending they were is something which, unfortunately, probably would be disastrous from the standpoint of energy and climate. "
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Rules
Democracy
Think
" Americans can take on huge projects. But they need to understand why they should take on a huge project. "
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Project
Why
Understand
" Climate change carries implications that stretch far beyond extreme weather, however. The effects on public health are far more alarming - and those have to be taken into account in order to calculate an accurate estimate of the costs of inaction. "
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Weather
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" I'm willing to do just about anything to try and contribute to getting us back on a growth path that is just and good for America. "
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Path
Good
America
" In 2013, I dedicated myself full-time to combating the very real impacts of climate change. Working across the country, NextGen Climate Action formed new coalitions and worked hard to make climate change a part of our national conversation - and across the country, we had a big impact. "
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Myself
Action
Change
" What makes a successful country is when you invest in the people of the country - whether it's education, health care, job training - and you rebuild a clean America to provide the kind of infrastructure that will be sustainable and let us grow. "
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Health
Training
Education
" Here's the truth: Keystone XL won't make America energy-independent. It will threaten our land and livelihoods to pump Canadian tar sands' heavy crude through America and out to foreign countries, like China. "
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