Tom in the News — August 21, 2020

Tom knows we can tackle climate change if we elect Joe Biden. And he knows we can elect Joe Biden if we turn out the youth vote.

Tom was proud to participate in this week’s Democratic National Convention, and he’s fired up to elect the Biden-Harris ticket. At the same time, Tom continues to help California students get back to remote schooling by working with the Governor’s Task Force to close the digital divide for those families without quality internet access. He also continues the push for racial equity in America by supporting Reparations. Check it out!

• Tom Steyer: After my conversations with Joe Biden, I’m now sure we can win this election — The Independent
  “I know we have a fighting chance to counter the worst outcomes of climate change if we have Joe Biden at the helm, steering the ship off the shoals. Always prioritizing his own interests, Donald Trump acts as if we are in no danger. That is why I’m doing everything in my power to see Joe Biden elected, including working to mobilize millions of climate voters and donors across the country.” Read more here.
• Billionaire Tom Steyer’s youth turnout group shifts focus to mail-in voting amid post office controversy — CNBC
  “A lot of this is about voter education about how to vote by mail. A couple of weeks ago, NextGen America did a day of action and contacted directly, with the help of 6,000 volunteers and organizing other organizations to help us, 3.7 million people in one day. NextGen America only contacted 11 million in all of 2016. We did a third of that in one day.” Read more here.
• As 90% of Calif. students start year from a distance, Newsom eyes closing ‘digital divide’ — Fox 5
  “We want a more fair, more resilient and more inclusive economy in the 21st century, starting with ensuring everyone has access to the tools they need to succeed. We know that under no circumstance can we, the adults, fail our children. We cannot take no for an answer.” Read more here.
• Tom Steyer On Systemic Racism & Offering Reparations To Black Americans — uPolitics
  “I was for Reparations for Black people because I felt that… we absolutely cannot paper over, we have to talk about it overtly, we have to deal with the structural impacts, and there have to be Reparations for centuries of structural injustice.” Watch here.
• Biden Needs to Show Party Is United, Says Steyer (and he did!) — Bloomberg
  “You’re going to see the party come together. And you’re going to see excitement around the idea that we can change and be effective and move forward together. I’m very excited about it myself…Joe Biden leads with his heart. He cares about people, and he specifically has his heart and soul in the working people and working families of America.” Watch here.