Jay Inslee says his rivals’ most important policy priorities don’t have “a chance in hell” without filibuster reform
Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign is built around an ambitious crusade to stop climate change and cut carbon out of everyday American life. But the Washington governor says his sweeping plans to remake the U.S. economy are more achievable than 2020 rivals’ big ideas, because he accepts that the first step would be abolishing the filibuster in the Senate.
"My opponents and the other aspirants in the race have really sincere, powerful things they want to get done," Inslee said. "None of which would have a chance in hell of getting done if they continue to cling to this filibuster. There is no way that Mitch McConnell is going to let major climate change legislation to the Senate floor. Even if we have 59 votes. He's not going to let it happen.
Inslee’s belief that the filibuster needs to go is rooted, like almost everything else in his campaign, in his focus on climate change. It’s not the only thing he discusses, recounting how he urged gubernatorial candidates to run on jobs when he chaired the Democratic Governors Association in 2018. But nearly everything relates back to climate change for Inslee, and he says that framing climate change as a route for new job creation would appeal to American voters.
“People have argued that the climate change message is one of fear. No, it is one of confidence,” Inslee said. “It is one of being confident in the can-do capabilities of Americans. ... We have not ever passed environmental rule in the United States that we are incapable of solving. And I believe there's no reason to believe we cannot continue on that pattern.”
Steyer’s campaign “hasn’t changed my fundamental approach,” Inslee said. “I will continue saying that I continue to be unique, because I’m the only candidate even now who says this has to be the top priority the next administration, and I will organize my administration around that fundamental principle.
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