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" If you know your destination, choosing a route - while not trivial - is manageable. "
Tom Steyer
You
Know
Destination
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" The fact of the matter is, people care about their own human interests: the people they love, their families, and their communities. "
Tom Steyer
Own
People
Matter
" We need to ask elected officials supporting Keystone XL whether they're willing to put their constituents and our environment at risk so that foreign oil tycoons get a better return on their tar sands investments. Keystone XL backers will keep trying to sell us a sucker's deal; it's up to us to say no. "
Tom Steyer
Need
Better
Risk
" I founded NextGen Climate with a clear mission in mind: to act politically to prevent climate disaster and preserve American prosperity. "
Tom Steyer
Disaster
Clear
American
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Change
Weather
Health
" Only when the oil and gas industry has taken full account of, and responsibility for, the impacts of exploring for and extracting fossil fuels can we engage in a serious and worthy evaluation of whether fracking can indeed provide a bridge to a sustainable energy future. "
Tom Steyer
Bridge
Future
Responsibility
" Breaking of norms and disregard for decency have huge, long-term costs. "
Tom Steyer
Long-Term
Breaking
Norms
" When Republicans say they want to run government 'like a business,' they apparently mean 'run government like a Trump casino headed straight for bankruptcy court.' "
Tom Steyer
Government
Business
Want
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Path
Good
America
" Some members of the ruling class are making a concerted effort to expand the wealth gap. "
Tom Steyer
Expand
Gap
Some
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Experience
End
Power
" Renewable energy is a clear winner when it comes to boosting the economy and creating jobs. "
Tom Steyer
Clear
Creating
Economy
" The most powerful thing in politics is voter-to-voter contact. People take in ideas and formulate opinions by contact with other people they perceive to be trustworthy - other voters, people from their communities. "
Tom Steyer
Powerful
Ideas
People
" The tech-driven economy leads to a two-tier job market where workers are either critical or 'commodity.' This divisive 'winner-take-all' mentality hurts most Americans and worsens economic inequality. "
Tom Steyer
Economic
Inequality
Job
" As president, Trump's economic proposals will bend our very economy and tax system to his purposes. "
Tom Steyer
Bend
Our
System
" American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs. "
Tom Steyer
Democracy
Ability
Informed
" We try to separate the world into the stuff we can control and the stuff we can't. "
Tom Steyer
Separate
Control
World
" I am a true believer that we have to change the way we generate and consume energy in the United States. "
Tom Steyer
United
I Am
Energy
" I think that Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi obviously are incredibly sympathetic to the DACA people. And so am I, of course. "
Tom Steyer
I Think
Course
Am
" Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters. "
Tom Steyer
Will
Take
Take Care
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Unpredictable
Care
More
" In American politics, the deepest rivalry is between the rational world and the right wing of the GOP, who are increasingly marginalized in their view that America cannot take on the big challenges. "
Tom Steyer
Challenges
Politics
World
" As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to 'fix the rigged system.' By 'fix,' he apparently meant rigging it to permanently benefit billionaires like himself. "
Tom Steyer
System
Donald Trump
Fix
" Another word for politics in my mind is organization. You have to be organized; you have to get out there. It's not just magic. "
Tom Steyer
Politics
Magic
Organization
" The most expensive way to do business is to do it deal by deal, each of which is highly contentious. "
Tom Steyer
Way
Business
Expensive
" Despite the frequent use of coal miners as a potent political symbol, coal jobs are disappearing - and they're not coming back. "
Tom Steyer
Coal
Back
Coming
" I am passionate about preserving the rights and opportunities of current and future Americans. That has meant fighting to stop global warming. "
Tom Steyer
Opportunities
I Am
Fighting
" America can't stop talking about Donald Trump. Even if we want to look away, we just can't. "
Tom Steyer
America
Stop
Away
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Trying
Say
Run
" Investing in more fossil fuel infrastructure will not strengthen our economy over the long-term, since the market is clearly indicating that clean energy sources are the future. "
Tom Steyer
Clean
Economy
Energy
" Donald Trump's crass charms are apparently very limited - historically so, if polling is any indication. "
Tom Steyer
Polling
Very
Trump