There will always be people in this country who say we have got to choose between clean air and clean water and a growing economy, between doing right by our environment and putting people back to work. That is a false choice.
Obama's quote emphasizes the false dichotomy between environmental protection and economic growth.
Share
More from Barack Obama
We don’t need to speculate about the dangers to our democracy. We don’t need to wonder about whether vulnerable people are going to be hurt, or ask ourselves how much more coarse and mean our culture can become. We’ve witnessed it…
The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.
It's a way to honor her trailblazing leadership, and inspire visitors to follow in her footsteps.
Other voices in this conversation
