“We need to prevent the fossil fuel industry and this administration from trying to saddle us with a 1950’s problem and 1950’s pollution.”
MONTEREY— In a recent interview with KSBW, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer voiced his fierce opposition of the Trump administration’s recent actions to restart offshore drilling along the coast of California, as the reckless war in Iran drives spikes in gas prices. Steyer also discussed his plans to tackle the state’s housing and affordability crisis, and closing the corporate tax loophole.
On offshore drilling:
“Im strongly opposed to this plan, and we'll do everything we can to stop it, starting with lawsuits to prevent it. And I confidently expect that the lawsuits that we file will go on long past the Trump administration… They have absolutely no right to do this, and we will push as hard as we can to make sure that it never happens.”
On what type of governor he will be:
"We're going to have to be organized about it and there's going to have to be urgency because Californians are suffering, and there's no point in letting this drag. The job of the governor is to get things done, to get results, and that means urgency. So we're not talking about a meeting in three weeks. We're talking about a meeting this afternoon. That's the attitude we've got to have to get this done so Californians can get some relief."
On the housing crisis:
"We'll build a million homes in four years. My whole goal here is not a silver bullet, but silver buckshot. Many problems to our building affordable housing, and we need to address them all with urgency. It starts with permitting. Then it moves onto zoning…”
On closing corporate tax loopholes:
"I'm pushing really hard to close a corporate real estate tax loophole that will bring in $22 billion a year to the people of California. It's been on the books for over 40 years. It's critical for us to get that money so that we can provide the education and health care that's necessary for Californians."
Watch his full interview with KSBW here.
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