Tom Steyer in PBS News Hour

On Abortion: Pro-choice, & only work for pro-choice candidates

Social issues: Protect a woman's right to abortion, and enact gun control legislation. Steyer is pro-choice, and made a point of saying so at the Netroots Nation conference in 2017, when he vowed his NextGen America group would not "work for a single candidate who is not pro-choice." Source: PBS News Hour 2019 coverage of 2020 Democratic primary Jul 10, 2019

On Corporations: Take the corporate control out of politics

Economy: Limit the influence of corporations in politics and raise the minimum wage. In his campaign announcement, Steyer said he wanted to "take the corporate control out of politics," adding that if corporations have an "unlimited ability to participate in politics, it will skew everything because they only care about profits." Source: PBS News Hour 2019 coverage of 2020 Democratic primary Jul 10, 2019

On Gun Control: Register young voters to push for gun reform now

On gun violence, NextGen America partnered with Everytown For Gun Safety to organize a voter drive for high school students following the 2018 shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. "If [Trump] won't enact the kind of reform necessary to protect our children, that's just another reason he's got to go," Steyer said in a Facebook announcement at the time, calling for young voters to push for "gun reform now." Source: PBS News Hour 2019 coverage of 2020 Democratic primary Jul 10, 2019

On Health Care: Open Medicare to all who want it

Health care: Pursue a single-payer health care plan, and crack down on pharmaceutical companies. In a 2018 speech, Steyer said he supported "opening Medicare to all who want it." Steyer said in 2017 that he was in favor of a single-payer health care system. Steyer also criticized pharmaceutical companies for profiting off of drug sales and spurning the deadly opioid crisis. In 2017, he supported a California bill that would require drug manufacturers to provide notification of price increases. Source: PBS News Hour 2019 coverage of 2020 Democratic primary Jul 10, 2019

On Immigration: Fight deportation and expand services for immigrants

As the migrant crisis at the southern border ramped up last year, Steyer donated $1 million to legal aid groups working to assist immigrants facing deportation. He said it was vital that legal services for immigrants seeking assistance "be expanded and strengthened" until the U.S. was able to address the issue in "a comprehensive and humane way." On its website, NextGen America states that a system that profits off of immigrants' labor without offering them a path to citizenship is "inherently unjust." Source: PBS News Hour 2019 coverage of 2020 Democratic primary Jul 10, 2019

On Jobs: Supports right to a living wage

Steyer supports raising the minimum wage, and lists "the right to a living wage" as one of the "5 Rights" all Americans should have. He previously put money toward a carbon tax proposal in the state of Oregon, but has said that talking about "jobs and health" is a more effective way of getting voters to take interest in climate issues. Source: PBS News Hour 2019 coverage of 2020 Democratic primary Jul 10, 2019

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