Primary. [applause] good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Wow mr. Steyer friday morning. Whoo. I want to thank katherine and calvin and derek for those very nice introductions. What i want to do this morning is take as many questions from you as i possibly can. Ill do a short introduction, but what i really want to do is talk to you whatever you want to talk about. Let me say that i was asked on the debate stage on tuesday night what i think people misunderstand about me. And i said that people think that im defined by my money. I am not. My mom was a teacher in the new York Public Schools. When she retired from being a teacher in the new York Public Schools and taught prisoners at the brooklyn house of detention. She was someone that defines her with service to other people and trying to give young kids a chance to get ahead in the world. My dad was somebody who was the first generation in his family to go to college. My grandfather was a plumber. They were people who thought that
Mr. Steyer i want to thank katherine and calvin and derek for those very nice introductions. What i want to do this morning is take as many questions from you as i possibly can. Ill do a short introduction, but what i really want to do is talk to you whatever you want to talk about. Let me say that i was asked on the debate stage on tuesday night what i think people misunderstand about me. And i said that people think that im defined by my money. I am not. My mom was a teacher in the new York Public Schools. When she retired from being a teacher in the new York Public Schools and taught prisoners at the brooklyn house of detention. She was someone that defines her with service to other people and trying to give young kids a chance to get ahead in the world. My dad was somebody who was the first generation in his family to go to college. My grandfather was a plumber. They were people who thought that education was the chance to get ahead. My father graduated from college at the age of 1
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[applause] poll, he is in second place ahead of the primary. [applause] good morning. [applause] mr. Steyer hey guys, good morning. Good morning. Mr. Steyer wow friday morning. Whoo. So i want to thank all these guys. I want to thank katherine and councilman calvin and derek for those very nice introductions. And what i really want to do this morning is take as many questions from you as i possibly can. Ill do a short introduction, but what i really want to do is talk to you whatever you want to talk about. Let me say that i was asked on the debate stage on tuesday night what i think people misunderstand about me. And i said that people think that im defined by my money. I am not. You know, i am from a family my mom was a teacher in the new york public schools. She when she retired from being , a teacher in the new york public schools, she went and taught prisoners at the brooklyn house of detention. She was someone who the is what defines her with service to other people and trying to
Thank you for joining us. We really appreciate you being here. Busy campaign schedule, so we are delighted to have you join us at this event cohosted by the Community College system and Goldman Sachs, with whom i understand you share some connection with your past. Mr. Steyer i work for them for two years when i got out of business school. Those are the facts. Have your campaign, you clearly made the economy a centerpiece of your pitch to american voters, and these forums are intended to focus on the economy, particularly of interest to the many Business Owners who register in the small program. In talking to some people arriving here today, many of them had the same question i was going to start with. The economy appears by all accounts to be very strong. According to many commentators, it is at an asset to the president in seeking reelection. How can you make an economy that has seen consistent growth for 10 years, that has record low unemployment, a centerpiece of your campaign . Wh