Jay Inslee

So I'll tell you part of my learning experience. So I went to Hamburg, Iowa. It was my very first event, and we were going to focus on climate change because there had been a horrendous flood.

So I'll tell you part of my learning experience. So I went to Hamburg, Iowa. It was my very first event, and we were going to focus on climate change because there had been a horrendous flood.

First event. First event in Iowa. And because there had been a horrendous flood swept through town, it was a magnificently choreographed event. We had a guy who actually was Al Gore's advisor whose mother's house was destroyed in the flood. And we could go through and we had, you know, eight or nine cameras and the whole radio and everybody was there. It was a wonderful event.

First event. First event in Iowa. And because there had been a horrendous flood swept through town, it was a magnificently choreographed event. We had a guy who actually was Al Gore's advisor whose mother's house was destroyed in the flood. And we could go through and we had, you know, eight or nine cameras and the whole radio and everybody was there. It was a wonderful event.

First event. First event in Iowa. And because there had been a horrendous flood swept through town, it was a magnificently choreographed event. We had a guy who actually was Al Gore's advisor whose mother's house was destroyed in the flood. And we could go through and we had, you know, eight or nine cameras and the whole radio and everybody was there. It was a wonderful event.

We could see where the water had come up halfway up the windowsills. There were all these silos that had collapsed in the flood. So all this wheat was just laying out all over the ground. I mean, it was a very good graphic illustration. And that place had never seen a flood before. It had been there for 150 years. And that town had never seen a flood before.

We could see where the water had come up halfway up the windowsills. There were all these silos that had collapsed in the flood. So all this wheat was just laying out all over the ground. I mean, it was a very good graphic illustration. And that place had never seen a flood before. It had been there for 150 years. And that town had never seen a flood before.

We could see where the water had come up halfway up the windowsills. There were all these silos that had collapsed in the flood. So all this wheat was just laying out all over the ground. I mean, it was a very good graphic illustration. And that place had never seen a flood before. It had been there for 150 years. And that town had never seen a flood before.

So this was a perfect example of climate-caused disasters that we now are experiencing today. And the thing was going well. I talked to a lot of people there. They all thought that we should do something about climate change. And it was really a great visit. And as I was going to get in the car, my young staffer, who I didn't know very well, says, you got to come over here, Gov.

So this was a perfect example of climate-caused disasters that we now are experiencing today. And the thing was going well. I talked to a lot of people there. They all thought that we should do something about climate change. And it was really a great visit. And as I was going to get in the car, my young staffer, who I didn't know very well, says, you got to come over here, Gov.

So this was a perfect example of climate-caused disasters that we now are experiencing today. And the thing was going well. I talked to a lot of people there. They all thought that we should do something about climate change. And it was really a great visit. And as I was going to get in the car, my young staffer, who I didn't know very well, says, you got to come over here, Gov.

You got to meet Henry over here at the auto body shop. And I go, no, no, we're done. We got to go. He says, no, you have to come see Henry. Everybody knows Henry in town. I said, no, no, we're done. He says, look, you got to come. I said, OK. So we walk across town. We go into Henry's shop, auto body shop. And there's NRA posters and Dixie flags everywhere.

You got to meet Henry over here at the auto body shop. And I go, no, no, we're done. We got to go. He says, no, you have to come see Henry. Everybody knows Henry in town. I said, no, no, we're done. He says, look, you got to come. I said, OK. So we walk across town. We go into Henry's shop, auto body shop. And there's NRA posters and Dixie flags everywhere.

You got to meet Henry over here at the auto body shop. And I go, no, no, we're done. We got to go. He says, no, you have to come see Henry. Everybody knows Henry in town. I said, no, no, we're done. He says, look, you got to come. I said, OK. So we walk across town. We go into Henry's shop, auto body shop. And there's NRA posters and Dixie flags everywhere.

And I said, no, this is not a place I want to be.

And I said, no, this is not a place I want to be.

And I said, no, this is not a place I want to be.

Nice to meet you, Henry, but we have to be going. And the press noticed that I was a little reticent to talk to him. So the press came to him and said, Henry, what do you think of this climate change that the governors talk about? He says, oh, that's a bunch of malarkey. That flood was just because the Corps of Engineers fouled it up. And the first lesson I learned is,

Nice to meet you, Henry, but we have to be going. And the press noticed that I was a little reticent to talk to him. So the press came to him and said, Henry, what do you think of this climate change that the governors talk about? He says, oh, that's a bunch of malarkey. That flood was just because the Corps of Engineers fouled it up. And the first lesson I learned is,

Nice to meet you, Henry, but we have to be going. And the press noticed that I was a little reticent to talk to him. So the press came to him and said, Henry, what do you think of this climate change that the governors talk about? He says, oh, that's a bunch of malarkey. That flood was just because the Corps of Engineers fouled it up. And the first lesson I learned is,