(Spirit Lake)– Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer made a stop in Spirit Lake today (Fri.) for a grand opening of his campaign office here. Steyer spoke to a large crowd on hand for the occasion. One of the issues he addressed is the situation right now in the middle east and the U-S ordered killing of Iran’s military leader…
“Was the man who we killed an enemy of the United States? Yeah. He had been organizing terrorism around the world. But this move is something that is unexplained and the context that we watch is a continuing escalation to a scary place of continuing, you know, violence in the Middle East, continuing involvement in the Middle East, and military involvement because we’re sending more troops right now. And the question where does this lead us and why, and how does this make sense for the safety of Americans around the world? We haven’t heard any explanation of that.”
On the issues, Steyer says there are two in particular that would garner his immediate attention and action if he’s elected President…
“Look, we have to deal with climate first because of the timing. We don’t have a choice. But we have two things to do: re-take the government from the corporations, solve the climate crisis. We’ll get everything we want at that point. We’ll get affordable health care. We’ll get quality public education from Pre-K through college. We’ll get a living wage for working Americans so one job can support a family. We will get clean air and clean water as a right. No one gets to poison you for money. That makes no sense.”
When it comes to his proposal for combating climate change, Steyer says rural America would play a critical role…
“We’re not doing it in the middle of Manhattan or Las Angeles, or Chicago, or Miami, or Omaha. We’re going to do it in places where there are big open spaces where people can plant things. We’re going to have to go and talk to them as partners and tell them what to plant and when and how. We’re going to have to pay them for doing it. So what we’re talking about is a different revenue source in rural America for providing these services in partnership to help save the world. That is a completely different attitude about what prosperity looks like, what partnership looks like and how government relates to the people of the United States.”
Steyer added any solution to the climate change will need to come on a global scale.
The ag economy, trade and election integrity were among some of the other issues Steyer commented on.
