Terry McAuliffe in 2018 Governor's State of the State speeches

On Energy & Oil: Cap carbon emissions from Virginia's electric utilities

Last year, Governor McAuliffe signed an Executive Directive to begin the process of capping carbon emissions from Virginia's electric utilities and use the power of the market to foster growth and innovation in the clean energy sector. The Clean Energy Virginia initiative is an incredible opportunity to create the next generation of energy jobs and lead the fight against climate change -- and my administration will implement it fully. Source: Gov. Northam's Virginia 2018 State of the State speech Jan 16, 2018

On Crime: Second chance for youthful offenders

A guiding principle that has served this administration well is the incredible importance of second chances. I believe that should apply to everyone, even men and women who commit a crime. That approach guided the transformation of our Commonwealth's juvenile justice system as we reduced the population by nearly 2/3 and began to close our two huge adult-style youth prisons. [Let's] advance the reforms that will prepare these young people to lead more productive lives, while saving taxpayers millions. Source: 2018 Virginia State of the State address Jan 10, 2018

On Education: Borrower's Bill of Rights to manage student debt

Yesterday, Governor-elect Northam and I stood together and outlined several pieces of legislation that we hope the new General Assembly will pass this year. They include:

Giving Virginians the tools to manage student debt and hold predatory lenders accountable by passing a Borrower's Bill of Rights and creating a state ombudsman for student debt.
Building on the executive actions my administration is pursuing to cut carbon and create clean energy jobs by becoming the first Southern State to formally join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Closing a loophole in our ethics laws by prohibiting the personal use of campaign funds.
Reducing obstacles to voting by doing away with barriers to absentee voting.

None of these items are inherently political. They are proposed solutions to real policy problems. It could well be the case that there are better ideas to solve these problems & make life better for Virginians. Those are the questions we were all elected to consider. Source: 2018 Virginia State of the State address Jan 10, 2018

On Government Reform: Make absentee voting easier

Yesterday, Governor-elect Northam and I stood together and outlined several pieces of legislation that we hope the new General Assembly will pass this year. They include:

Reducing obstacles to voting by doing away with barriers to absentee voting.
Closing a loophole in our ethics laws by prohibiting the personal use of campaign funds.
Giving Virginians the tools to manage student debt and hold predatory lenders accountable by passing a Borrower's Bill of Rights.

Source: 2018 Virginia State of the State address Jan 10, 2018

On Gun Control: Supports universal background checks

Yesterday, Governor-elect Northam and I stood together and outlined several pieces of legislation that we hope the new General Assembly will pass this year. They include:

Keeping families safe from gun violence by requiring background checks for every firearm purchase.
Finally raising the threshold for felony larceny from $200 to $1000 so that one mistake does not ruin a person's entire life.
Cut carbon and create clean energy jobs

Source: 2018 Virginia State of the State address Jan 10, 2018

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