"As many of you know, there are ride sharing services around the country, services like Lyft, like Uber, that are really convenient for people, and most importantly allow thousands of people to earn a little bit of extra money," Greitens said in the video.

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"But here in Missouri for too long special interests and lobbyists created all these regulations so that we couldn't do that here ... But I told you, we are gonna come, we are gonna fight for you, and that's exactly what we are doing today," he added.

During his ride, Greitens also has a conversation with the Lyft driver about the ride-hailing service and how it impacts people's lives.