of the party that s dominating the national conversation in a really divisive way. part of the reason why we are so thrilled to work with steve, he ll help us identify folks in the field who with a little bit of help and with some solidarity from folks like steve, give them cover to come out. i was struck by steve when he came out in 2009, not an easy time, way before our president, spoke out for marriage equality. that s when he popped on my screen. and when we were clear that we won the doma case in the supreme court, edie windsor was our client. we knew we d have to fight state by state. we said we have to work with republicans. not work around or talk at. that s when we reached out to steve and said can you help us. i actually think there s much more power of some of these arguments. make the business argument for a second. why would i as a small business owner sitting in virginia with a bed and breakfast decide to keep my business and my money in virginia if i could move to wash
but as partisan as it is, it s also generational. so even laooking at the republican party, you have 64% of millennials who are republicans agree with marriage equality and that everybody should have the freedom to marry in our country. i think what we re also going to see is the tipping point over time, the generation that starts to retire, we ll see the younger generation bubble up. let s get back to our core values and thinking about the business argument, et cetera, and that we re going to see more of an attitude of social change for lbgt people in general within the party. the donor community, the young republicans, and senator kirk, those are the groups within others in the leadership that got behind me on this. that s the future. the example that sort of sticks out in my mind, when i think of republicans having an instinct to vote for this, or saying, well, i want to keep my seat, i don t want to lose an election, they re worried about the primary election. not just the ge
encouraged to leave their cars at home. and take this bus or even a bicycle. fewer parking spaces might also mean more congestion and likely fewer customers, but the lawmaker who sponsored the bill, and who has been blasted by critics across the country, insists his measure is pro business. the problem with so much free parking, the problem is that we overregulate sometimes to force massive amounts of parking and can do less of that. reporter: critics don t buy the pro business argument and they say it is another example of the democratic majority in sacramento pushing a liberal agenda. this is a step one, sort of the camel s nose under the tent, if you will, to do away with free parking and force people to take mass transit which currently in many areas of the state simply doesn t exist. reporter: the bill now heads over to the state assembly and even the senator doubts it will
in america and growing businesses in america. not small businesses. i could point you to a liquor store where i grew up that hasn t hired in 30 years. young businesses. new businesses. growing businesses. not necessarily small businesses are the ones that create jobs. the policy in question, president obama s vow to extend tax cuts for families making less than 90,000 a year. only 3% of small businesses would feel any impact, but i believe the small business argument is a false argument. we need to be having a young business argument. the downside here is that either choice with the tax cuts will add to our enormously soaring