I don't think it's right for the government to tell them that we're going to scrap a 75-year-old system. If you like it, keep doing it, if the public option is cheaper and better for you, then you can go to your employer and say pay me the money you're spending on my health care, I'll buy the public option.

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If Michael Bloomberg decides to support a wealth tax, I welcome Michael Bloomberg to this race. If not, it's very clear that Michael Bloomberg should not be the Democratic nominee, we can not afford to have a Democratic nominee in 2020 who does not support asking the wealthy to pay more to address the enormous inequality in our society.

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Unauthorized things happen( in campaigns) and the question is what you're going to do about them, in both those cases, we did exactly what I think is appropriate. We went in, we figured out what happened, we took action.

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I've spent over a decade fighting oil companies and beating them at the ballot box. I've led the charge for clean energy across the country at the ballot box, i've worked to stop pipelines. I've worked to stop fossil fuel plants. We're talking about the future, but you can look at my history and know that this is something that is an absolutely top priority for me.

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I happen to be one of the people who believes in a public option, giving people the option basically of joining Medicare, but allowing 160 million people to make the decision for themselves.

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That's exactly what you look for in an organization -- that you have rules that are enforced by the organization when something that is not proper occurs, businessman Tom Steyer deal with it with the highest possible integrity, Businessman Tom Steyer actually walk the walk of doing the right thing, and then Businessman Tom Steyer move on.

Tom Steyer
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Every candidate here is more decent and coherent and patriotic than that criminal in the White House.

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I believe the truth was there two years ago. by Tom Steyer

I believe the truth was there two years ago.

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I'm a progressive and a capitalist, but unchecked capitalism produces market failures and economic inequities.

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I was watching this campaign and I was thinking, we're in a crisis and it's not being addressed, i couldn't sleep because I thought there was something desperately wrong affecting every American.

Tom Steyer
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The question is not who has the best healthcare plan, the question is whether any of it is going to happen.

Tom Steyer
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In order for this to be a successful election we don't need to just beat Donald Trump – we need a broad mandate for change.

Tom Steyer
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Now the impeachment question has reached an inflection point, therefore, I will be dedicating 100 % of my time, effort and resources to one cause, working for Mr. Trump's impeachment and removal from office.

Tom Steyer
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I think the only way to get voters to notice is to directly publicize, televised hearings, we're all for public hearings so the American people can see and can react themselves.

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I think we need someone who has a positive vision of the future so Americans can get up in the morning with a smile on their face again.

Tom Steyer
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What Donald Trump has done is create an atmosphere that condones violence, that actually incites people's most emotional and violent feelings and creates an atmosphere where people feel free to live out... that kind of behavior and those kinds of feelings.

Tom Steyer
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Not a single person in the Senate Democratic Caucus has shown the common sense or the sense of right and wrong to support impeachment, there hasn’t been a serious effort to introduce a motion for impeachment in the House since December, that’s eight months ago.

Tom Steyer
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This is the most impactful, effective and positive thing that we can be doing in 2018 is to make sure young voters are involved and aware of how important they are and that they can change the country.

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If campaigns ever have complaints, we respect their complaints. by Tom Steyer

If campaigns ever have complaints, we respect their complaints.

Tom Steyer
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As millions of young people enter the political debate, they deserve a chance to be represented by elected officials who will address their concerns, discuss their ideas, and take action on the issues that affect their lives, in 2018, young voters will be critical in races across the country, and it is time progressive candidates pay attention to the youth vote.

Tom Steyer
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Trump’s energy policies would accelerate climate change, protect corporate polluters who profit from poisoning our air and water, and block the transition to clean energy that is necessary to strengthen our economy and protect our climate and health.

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