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" We believe the way social change occurs in the United States, over the last 200 years, is the democratic process. "
Tom Steyer
Process
Believe
Change
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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. "
Tom Steyer
Way
Future
Health
" Clean energy is the ultimate growth strategy for our economy - one that would add millions more good-paying jobs right here in the United States. "
Tom Steyer
Energy
Strategy
Right
" 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. "
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Need
Better
Risk
" As I like to say, if you want to pay attention to a horse race, put two dollars on a horse, and you'll pay enormous attention to all 11 horses in the race. "
Tom Steyer
Attention
Want
You
" 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
" Renewable energy is a clear winner when it comes to boosting the economy and creating jobs. "
Tom Steyer
Clear
Creating
Economy
" Tar sands oil is dirtier, more corrosive, and worse for the environment than conventional oil. "
Tom Steyer
Oil
Sands
Worse
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Best
Face
Opportunity
" Trump's one consistent position is that he will stop at nothing to protect his properties and his profits. "
Tom Steyer
Will
Nothing
Position
" The truth is that transitioning to clean energy like wind and solar will create millions of new, good jobs that can't be outsourced, and spur economic growth - all while avoiding the inevitable, significant damages our economy will suffer should we keep building more pipelines. "
Tom Steyer
New
Truth
Good
" I believe that trying to deal with Donald Trump is like trying to play three-card monte in Central Park: it's not going to work out. "
Tom Steyer
Trying
Believe
I Believe
" 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
" 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.' "
Tom Steyer
Doing
Country
Say
" 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
" If he truly thinks he can be president, Donald Trump needs to understand that we need real solutions - not more walls and giveaways to polluting special interests. "
Tom Steyer
Need
Special
Understand
" Faced with global challenges, politicians like Donald Trump have played on the fears and concerns of the American people with divisive, hateful rhetoric and proposals. "
Tom Steyer
Rhetoric
Challenges
American
" 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
" 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
" My mother, Marnie Fahr Steyer, was a lifelong smoker - up to three packs of unfiltered cigarettes a day. I like to think that, if Mom were still with us today, she'd be happy with the strides we've made to protect our children from the ongoing health crisis of tobacco addiction. "
Tom Steyer
Mother
Children
Day
" 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
" Breaking of norms and disregard for decency have huge, long-term costs. "
Tom Steyer
Long-Term
Breaking
Norms
" America can't stop talking about Donald Trump. Even if we want to look away, we just can't. "
Tom Steyer
America
Stop
Away
" 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
" On the path to a low-carbon, clean-energy future, we need cleaner, non-intermittent sources of power that will allow us to keep the lights on when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. "
Tom Steyer
Wind
Sun
Power
" 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
" In the presidential debates back in 2008 and 2012, the candidates clearly didn't know how to make climate change resonate with voters - if they mentioned it at all. "
Tom Steyer
Change
Back
Climate Change
" American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs. "
Tom Steyer
Democracy
Ability
Informed
" We will pay a heavy price if we insist on navigating the 21st century with a 20th century mindset. "
Tom Steyer
Heavy
Will
Insist
" 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! "
Tom Steyer
Believe
Decision
Opponent
" Tax cuts for the rich defund the critical public programs on which American families depend. "
Tom Steyer
American
Public
Tax