The rising tide of 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls calling for environmental reform now includes Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington, a politician who has made climate change the crux of his campaign.
His aggressive proposals on climate change come as the party's progressive wing, bolstered by young voters, has continued to call for candidates to take a more aggressive approach. Democrats continue to debate the best way to combat climate change, an issue that is poised to take on a greater level of importance this cycle than any the party has held in years past.
"These folks who have worked in the coal industry are deserving of incredible respect and dignity," Inslee told ABC News.
In order to even begin achieving his ambitious goals and getting his message out to a wider audience, Inslee first has to accomplish another goal: meet the thresholds set forth by the Democratic National Committee to make the first primary debates, slated to be held next month in Miami. Inslee said his campaign is"approaching" the 65,000 individual donors required by the DNC to make the debate stage, but has not met that number yet.
As Democrats continue to sort out the increasingly crowded and competitive primary, several other candidates have come forward with bold plans of their own. Notable among them, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who only days earlier announced his four-pillar, $5 trillion plan to combat climate change.
Warren and a number of her Senate colleagues running for president, including Booker, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris are all either co-sponsors of or support the Green New Deal.
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kxly4news If washingtonians will look up in the sky and watch the patterns of these high-flying Jets criss-crossing each other you will see they are not contrails. Each jet has its own chemical to mix with the other chemicals other jets are carrying? Just watch and see
kxly4news Jay Inslee? Americans are being poisoned by chemicals being sprayed in our atmosphere to create artificial clouds to block the Sun from heating up the Earth? Global warming is a myth stop spraying chemicals to create clouds and blocking out the Sun!
kxly4news Americans especially in Washington State need to look up in the sky? In Washington state we will have a nice blue sky and then here come these high-flying Jets that spew out three chemicals crisscrossing each other? Clouds appear then no more blue sky!
kxly4news He talks about the coal miners and how they have taken care of Washington states , but we dont have coal mines in Washington. We have a coal fired generation plant that he's shutting down if that is what he means by taking care of.
Please ABC News quit covering up for the horrors of the Democrat Party especially in your home state of New York where they have now legalized abortion up until birth and it no longer needs to be performed by doctor
Let me guess: 'tax the little guy'.
A little late.
Guess this idiot does not know the Sierra snowpack is 188% of normal this year. Sure I believe in global warming.
I applaud his effort, but when people cannot pay their bills they don't care about climate change, and 75% of people are living paycheck to paycheck. One of the best ways of building support to combat climate change is to correct the mentality that prevents us from addressing it.
I skimmed through it. No mention of costs. May be easier to kill the cows and never leave home.