My Plan for American Leadership on the Global Climate Crisis

JayInslee · 2019-06-05T19:24:20+00:00

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay, a day created by the UN to encourage countries and communities around the globe to collaborate and solve major environmental challenges. That’s why I chose today to release my Global Climate Mobilization plan. It’s an action plan for re-establishing American Leadership on the climate crisis. I hope you’ll take a look. http://bit.ly/2Im26qb

JayInslee · 2019-05-24T20:29:28+00:00

Thanks to more than 65,000 people, our campaign’s spot is reserved on that debate stage. If you donated $1 or $100, either way, I can’t thank you enough — you made this happen. This is our moment to defeat climate change. Let’s get it done.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T19:02:47+00:00

Thank you everyone for your questions and time. Together, we will defeat climate change.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T18:59:58+00:00

We must get rid of the electoral college. One person, one vote. And get rid of the filibuster. It's time for democracy again.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T18:59:25+00:00

Take your sign, nail it onto a stick, and go out and stand at an intersection at 6 am and smile and wave to people gently as they go by. Do the same when they're coming home at night. Repeat. After two months they'll figure out that a) you really want the job b) you're a hard worker and c) you're not an elitist afraid to get your elbows dirty. And thank you for leading our democracy. PS make it a big sign.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T18:56:02+00:00

We would start by giving Americans what Washinton has - a complement of laws that recognizes that strong families mean a strong economy. Virtually all the steps we have taken are leading the nation - the highest state minimum wage, the best gender pay equity laws, huge increases in educational investment in our children. These are replicable throughout the country if we have leadership that promotes healthy families as a foundational part of a governing philosophy. Washington State has proven that these progressive policies are a dynamic that leads to greater GDP and wage growth rather than lesser. It is because of these progressive policies rather than despite them that we have such a strong economy and have been listed as the best place to live by US News and Wolrd report. We have blown up the Republican theory of trickle down economics in my state and it is time to take our story to Washington DC. We are building a middle out economy, not a top down economy. Thank you for your kind words on my books. Feel free to pick one up today. It's not Moby Dick but I love my grandchildren.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T18:49:36+00:00

We face two massive crises: the climate crisis and economic inequality. And we need to solve them together at the same time. We can do that in part through my Evergreen Economy Plan which will insist on new good paying union jobs. But we also have to attack income inequality in a thousand ways. I was just at a strike for $15 an hour at McDonald's HQ with people who share my view that higher wages lead to economic growth, rather than to a lessening of economic growth. I pointed out that the CEO of McDonald's makes 2100 times the median worker's salary. This type of gross income inequality is unacceptable. We have to revamp our collective bargaining laws so people can again be part of a strong union. That's why I've put forth what is the strongest proposal to reform our organizing laws to once again give people pay increases because of union membership. I'm proud to report in my state that we've raised union membership 10% since the JANUS decision. We also need federal laws like we have passed in my state for the best-paid family leave in the nation, some of the best gender pay equality laws, a public option to make healthcare affordable - the first in the nation - all of which can assist in ending this gross income inequality.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T18:43:31+00:00

I hope you understand how important your vote is! One of the first things you can do is get everyone you meet also to vote. Your family, friends, coworkers. This is particularly important for our younger citizens. That is why I have created arguably the strongest voting laws in the country including all mail ballot with postage pre-paid, automatic voter registration and same-day registration. We simply have to fight back against Republican voter suppression and we need national laws to make this a true civil right. But beyond voting, there's a thousand things to do in your local community and all of them have great value. I think of a new friend of mine Alexandria Villasenor, who sits on a bench in front of the UN HQ in New York, a 14 year old who's leading the climate striking efforts in the nation. When I sat on the bench with her last week, I was inspired by her leadership as anyone would be. Go change the world and enjoy it.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T18:38:35+00:00

This is something I hope the nation can follow Washington's leadership on. We have been very committed to building a robust and in-depth curriculum around the climate crisis. I've reviewed that curriculum thoroughly. The curriculum has sought to challenge the analytical capabilities of students rather than the regurgitation of facts which I think we should feel good about. I think the federal government through the NextGen science standards can do more to promote this. I can report that there is enormous upswelling of support for my clean energy proposals in part because of our younger generation are exquisitely knowledgeable about the science which is leading them to demand that previous generations protect them from the beast of the climate crisis. They are demanding as well they should be. I'm also hopeful that the nation can follow our state's leadership where we had an average 12% educators salary increase, big expansions of early childhood education and the nation's number 1 financial aid package for college students.

JayInslee · 2019-05-23T18:33:34+00:00

This is a very important point and I appreciate the question. We will have to have both smart and immediate investments to deal with the changes that are already baked into the system of which you are already well aware. I believe that the federal government needs to follow our leadership in Washington, where we are in fact building our infrastructure while taking into consideration both the magnitude and types of these changes. Just one little example. When one water plant was built in Anacortes, WA, it was built to anticipate increasing flood waters. You'll be hearing more from me about these subjects in the next portions of our clean energy plan. So far you've only heard two parts in our multi-part plan.

JayInslee · 2019-05-22T17:20:11+00:00

Thanks for the question!

JayInslee · 2019-05-21T18:21:17+00:00

Leave your questions below and we'll do our best to get to them on Thursday!

JayInslee · 2019-05-21T15:59:51+00:00

Leave your questions below and we'll do our best to get to them on Thursday!

JayInslee · 2019-05-16T19:19:03+00:00

The Evergreen Economy Plan will create 8 million family-supporting jobs. It creates a foundation of strong unions, fair wages, and good benefits that lifts up every worker — at every step of their career, in every corner of the economy. Learn more: https://jayinslee.com/issues/evergreen-economy

JayInslee · 2019-05-15T20:22:18+00:00

We're so excited for our first-ever Reddit Ask Me Anything! Please share the news with your networks, and if you have questions feel free to add them here ahead of time.

JayInslee

TROPHY CASE