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Jay Inslee

(1951) Politician United States

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Jay Inslee urges Washington to unite for bold energy action. He reminds us that some promising technologies may turn out to be dead ends, but innovation keeps moving forward. He also warns about mercury contamination and the need for an energy bill that protects the economy and the planet.

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Jay Inslee is a politician from the United States, best known for Apollo's fire: igniting America's clean-energy economy.

Quick Facts About Jay Inslee

Born: February 9, 1951
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Apollo's fire: igniting America's clean-energy economy
Spouse: Trudi Inslee

About Jay Inslee

Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician and attorney who served as the 23rd governor of Washington from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2012. Inslee was also a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

Quotes by Jay Inslee

I am not one for half measures or half-hearted efforts.

Effort

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My progressive record is unmatched.

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I really love being governor. I've been extremely successful.

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Healing is a moral thing to do.

Character

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We’re the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.'

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Our nation is built on a proud history of providing refuge for the poor, persecuted, and disenfranchised.

History

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Freedom of expression, innovation, and choice drive our economy.

Choice

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When we design our national R&D programs, we ought to ensure a place for the small, the new, and the cutting-edge.

Climate

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ISIS is a terrorist organization. It is a terrorist organization that the world must unite against.

Isis

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I've dedicated my life in public service to defeating climate change.

Change

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It's time for all of us to unite across the state of Washington to build a working Washington. Let's get to work.

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Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.

Apple pie

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In my state, I created a Clean Energy Fund and invested in electrifying our transportation system - from vehicles and buses to…

Clean energy

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We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept…

Climate

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Our dependency on oil continually creates security risks. Most threatening of all is the specter of uncontrolled climate change.

Change

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So we are now still dependent on foreign oil, have a problem with global warming, and are losing jobs rapidly to the…

Climate

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The DREAMers who are in my state are some of the most ambitious, creative, going to be productive businesspeople and doctors. That's…

Ambitious

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I am a relatively new Member to this Chamber, and it is troublesome to me and I can tell Members it is…

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Unfortunately, bureaucratic problems at the federal level are causing many other small Washington companies to be denied federal funding that would help…

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I do care about the mercury contamination which this country will be experiencing because of the attempted sellout by this administration to…

Administration

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All of the economic signals in the marketplace are essentially subsidizing the use of dirty fossil fuels and penalizing clean energy. There's…

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When Arnold Schwarzenegger goes to his reward - how's that? That's a crack, but I treat Governor Schwarzenegger well in my book.…

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I'm sure that in the fullness of time we'll learn that one or more of these seemingly promising technologies were dead ends.…

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We've introduced the New Apollo Energy Act, which is, I think, safe to say the most comprehensive and aggressive bill that has…

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We have had a loss in manufacturing base and a loss of some of our productive capability that can be filled with…

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I am excited about focusing full-time on talking about my job-creation agenda and building a new economy for Washington state. We have…

Agendas

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Because of the Internet's open platform, entrepreneurs have started small businesses, innovators have created online services, and webcasters have produced a diversity…

Business

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Renewable energy also creates more jobs than other sources of energy - most of these will be created in the struggling manufacturing…

Climate

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Not wasting energy. It is the least sexy, but the single most important and always the least expensive. You would be very…

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We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United States.

Addiction

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We can all be heroes, joining together in a grand mission to save those living on this little blue planet.

Blue

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It is a happy coincidence between what my constituents believe and my interests.

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I am going to leave everything on the field. I am going everywhere, and I am going to listen to everybody.

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If this ice melts in Greenland it can shut down the Gulf Current.

Climate

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Things are difficult enough about Iraq without the Federal Government suppressing the truth about Iraq.

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The American dream has always been about chasing opportunity and pursuing a brighter future for ourselves and our children.

America

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For millions of Americans, climate change is no longer just a chart or a graph. It's the smoke on our tongues from…

Change

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The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much greater if we break this addiction to…

Ability

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Now is the time to scrub ideology out of the energy discussion, so we can make bi-partisan progress towards investing in a…

Better future

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The 1st Congressional District contains almost half of the biotech and biomedical companies in Washington, and my job often allows me to…

Biomedical

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Jay Inslee by topic

Climate (30) Energy (17)