Jay Inslee
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Jay Inslee is the Governor of Washington, known for his strong advocacy for environmental issues and progressive policies. This interview reveals his leadership style as one that is focused on rallying people around a vision for a sustainable future, emphasizing the urgency of climate action and social justice.
“No, I did not support it. I had some concerns about youthful use, and was that going to increase youthful use of marijuana? Report came out just two days ago that said there has been no evidence that there's been an increased youthful use of marijuana and a pretty sophisticated instrument trying to figure that out. So that's good news.”
“Well, I would say the Gingrich. In Washington. The Gingrich Revolution was damaging to the Democratic institution of the U.S. Constitution, Congress. And the reason is that he saw a weapon to drive disrespect for the United States Congress. He believed that the higher the disrespect number was for the U.S.”
“Yes, same with all due respect, exposes us to having those concerns. I don't have any evidence that that's the case right now, but it exposes us to having those concerns when you understand that the wrong word or language from the most powerful position in the world can cause others to misperceive our intentions.”
“Yes and already has. I've worked with some of my other governors. We've written letters in this regard. I was on a press call, national press call here last week with a bunch of our colleagues. So we're going to do all we can. And we'll hope that Congress will act.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 171 - Gov. Jay Inslee
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