Sen. Klobuchar takes tough stance on climate
Klobuchar made her first stop in New Hampshire at The Village Trestle in Goffstown where she joined local Democrats and community leaders for a meet and greet. Her stop in Goffstown acted as a sort of preview to her town hall-style meeting later on Monday night at Saint Anselm College.
“I’m running because I believe that we must govern not from chaos but from opportunity,” Klobuchar said.
Klobuchar continued by saying she is running because she believes in facing the nation’s challenges by not just looking in front, but by also looking around at each other.
She said the nation should be looking up when President Donald Trump says things that make some want to look down or look away.
“This is a moment in time that we have to look up at these challenges, and there’s no state better for challenges than New Hampshire,” Klobuchar said.
She said Granite Staters are up for challenges, and highlighted the critical role New Hampshire plays in presidential elections, and for residents’ belief in democracy. That belief many in New Hampshire hold dear is one of the challenges Klobuchar sees before her, the very essence of democracy.
“It is under attack daily by Donald Trump — someone who wakes up every morning and tweets whatever he wants, but then doesn’t respect the amendment that allows him to do it,” Klobuchar said.
She said to stop suppressing votes, officials make it easier for people to vote by passing legislation that would register every eligible young person to vote once they turn 18.
Another issue she spoke to was income inequality. In order to address that, she wants to see the passage of a minimum wage increase.
“Addressing income inequality has got to be one of the top priorities in this country or we’re not going to be able to keep moving forward as we have for so long,” Klobuchar said.
Another key issue for Klobuchar is addressing climate change. She said in her first 100 days in office, she will reinstate President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan.
“When I’m president, on day one, we will get back into the International Climate Change Agreement,” Klobuchar said.
Other issues Klobuchar discussed included fighting for universal health care, addressing the opioid epidemic and fixing the flawed immigration system. She said pharmaceutical companies own a lot of people, but not her.
“By the way: immigrants don’t diminish America, they are America,” Klobuchar said.
Klobuchar said she has grit, and friends, family and people such as those Granite Staters who gathered to hear her speak to help her out along the way to presidency.
“These are the challenges before us — not looking for everything that divides us, but looking for these challenges that unite us and brings us together,” Klobuchar said.