Kamala Harris
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Kamala Harris
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Economy
  • Supported the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan and the $485 billion Inflation Reduction Act.
  • Advocated for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 in 2020.
  • Pledged to support and sign the Rent Relief Act to give a tax credit to people spending 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities.
  • Called for increasing federal government subsidies for child care, stating that families should pay no more than 7 percent of their income on care.
  • As vice president, announced $32 million in funds for women- and minority-led venture capital funds to support “historically underserved entrepreneurs.”
  • Advocates for funding to help people in “minority, rural, and low-income communities” start and run small businesses.
  • Supported raising the debt ceiling in May 2023 to “make sure America does not default on its debt.”
  • Against cuts to Social Security and Medicare; supported universal health care, during her 2020 presidential run and co-sponsored Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) bill in the Senate, but has since focused more on preserving the Affordable Care Act.
Taxes
  • As vice presidential nominee in 2020, said the Biden administration would not increase taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year.
  • Supports raising the corporate income tax rate to 28 percent from the current 21 percent set by the Trump-era tax cuts.
  • As Senator, introduced legislation to establish a refundable middle-class tax credit of up to $3,000 for individuals and up to $6,000 for married individuals filing joint returns.
  • Called for taxing Wall Street stock trades at 0.2 percent, bond trades at 0.1 percent, and derivative transactions at 0.002 percent to pay for her “Medicare for All” plan.
Governance
  • Wants to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as president, which would require certain jurisdictions to gain federal approval before making certain changes to their voting laws.
  • Supports passing the Freedom to Vote Act, which would create automatic and same-day voting registration, increase vote-by-mail and early voting, and limit the removal of voters from voter rolls.
  • As vice president, called for more funding to combat COVID-19 in 2021, including disease surveillance, vaccine development, vaccine delivery, and health care worker support.
  • Supports the proposed creation of a Global Health Threats Council for monitoring progress in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Supports "diversity, equity, inclusion" goals and quotas for government agencies.
  • Supported the Biden administration vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers.
Health Care
  • Has made abortion a top campaign priority in 2024. Vowed to sign a bill restoring federal abortion access as seen under Roe v. Wade if Congress passes one.
  • Co-sponsored Senate legislation to ban states from imposing certain restrictions or requirements on abortion providers.
  • Voted against advancing a Senate bill that would have banned abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
  • In 2019, in support of Medicare for All, she said “health care should be a right, not a privilege only for those who can afford it.”
  • Introduced a “Medicare for All” plan that would give all Americans access to Medicare while retaining the private insurance market.
  • Touted the $35-a-month insulin cap and called for capping the total cost of prescription drugs to $2,000 a year.
  • Called for preventing medical debt from being used to calculate credit scores.
Education
  • Called for free attendance at public universities for people whose families/households make less than $125,000 a year.
  • Supports the Biden administration's student debt relief program and the recent initiative to forgive certain undergraduate loans.
  • Launched an initiative as San Francisco district attorney to impose fines and jail sentences on the parents of children who were habitually truant, if the truancy did not improve after intervention.
  • Supported California SB 1317, which addressed the same issue.
  • Opposed Florida’s ban on the teaching of critical race theory in schools and was against a state law allowing people to challenge the inclusion of certain books in school libraries.
  • Supports increases to Title I, which sends money to schools with a higher share of students from low-income families.
Border Security & Immigration
  • Supports the bipartisan border bill that failed twice in the Senate in 2024.
  • Was appointed by Biden in March 2021 to lead a “root causes” strategy to find the underlying causes of migration from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
  • Has said that the “root causes” initiative raised more than $4.2 billion from the private sector to support agriculture and other industries in these countries.
  • While visiting Guatemala in June 2021, Harris told migrants, “Do not come” to the United States and said the country would enforce its laws and secure its borders.
  • Said she supports free health care for illegal immigrants when running for president in the 2020 election.
Infrastructure & Housing
  • Supported the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed into law by Biden in 2021.
  • Secured a $20 billion relief settlement for homeowners hit by the foreclosure crisis during the Great Recession as the attorney general of California.
  • Supports the Biden–Harris Housing Plan, which would build 2 million homes and provide first-time homebuyers with a tax credit of $10,000 over two years.
  • Supported Biden’s call for Congress to pass legislation to cap rent increases on units at 5 percent for properties owned by rental companies or “corporate landlords.”
  • Introduced with Biden the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant program to provide funding to communities “actively addressing barriers to building new units.”
  • Sponsored the Rent Relief Act to give a tax credit to people spending 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities.
Environment
  • Called climate change an “existential threat to us as human beings.”
  • When calling to repeal the Trump-era tax cuts, suggested using the money saved to pay for clean energy projects.
  • Opposes a ban on fracking, but in 2019 supported a ban on fracking during her first presidential run.
  • In 2020, Harris advocated for achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
  • Co-sponsored Senate “Green New Deal” legislation to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
  • In 2019, she vowed to exceed the Paris Agreement climate goals and achieve a “clean economy” by 2045 with $10 trillion in public and private funding for the first 10 years of the agreement.
Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice
  • As San Francisco district attorney touted her “smart on crime” progressive approach to the justice system.
  • Sought a minimum 90-day jail sentence for possession of a concealed or loaded weapon for gun violence offenders.
  • Defended the “defund the police” movement in 2020 before speaking against it upon joining the Biden campaign.
  • Supports starting a national registry to keep track of police misconduct, called the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database.
  • Supports decriminalizing marijuana.
First Amendment
  • Said in 2019 that a Harris administration would hold social media platforms “accountable for the hate infiltrating their platforms,” calling it a “threat to our democracy.”
  • Said she would double the size of the civil rights division at the Department of Justice.
  • Accused social media platforms of acting as a “megaphone for misinformation” if they “profit off hate.”
  • Supported Biden’s executive order to regulate artificial intelligence.
Second Amendment
  • Said she is “in favor of the Second Amendment” and “in favor of reasonable gun safety laws.”
  • Has called for a total ban on “assault weapons,” a term used to describe some types of semiautomatic rifles, via executive action if Congress does not pass legislation.
  • Vows to implement universal background checks for firearm purchases.
  • Said in 2019 that she would repeal the National Rifle Association’s corporate gun manufacturer immunity shield within the first 100 days of her presidency.
  • In 2019, she supported a mandatory buyback program to confiscate civilian-owned “assault weapons” such as the AR-15, but has since moved away from that position.
Military
  • Said the United States’ air and space supremacy is essential to ensuring global peace and security.
  • Supports the U.S. drone and missile defense system in Israel’s defense against Iranian attacks.
  • Supported the PACT Act’s expansion of veterans’ benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.
  • Supported the 2021 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
  • Sued Corinthian Colleges in 2013 as California attorney general, alleging the company used deceptive advertising to target veterans.
  • Voted for the VA Mission Act as U.S. Senator representing California.
Foreign Affairs
  • In 2019, she vowed to exceed the Paris Agreement climate goals and achieve a “clean economy” by 2045 with $10 trillion in public and private funding for the first 10 years of the agreement.
  • Supported U.N. General Assembly resolution “setting out principles for the deployment and use of artificial intelligence.”
  • Addressed the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women and said “the status of women is the status of democracy” in the administration’s first address to the United Nations.
  • Supported Biden’s decision to reverse the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, calling the organization essential for “building back better our global health and pandemic preparedness.”
  • Rejects American isolationism and said her “sacred commitment to NATO remains ironclad.”
Wars in Ukraine, Israel
  • Said Ukraine losing its war with Russia would mean “all of Europe would be threatened.”
  • Announced in June 2024 that the United States would send more than $1.5 billion to “bolster Ukraine’s energy sector, address humanitarian needs, and strengthen civilian security.”
  • Said Israel should always be able to defend itself, but “how it does so matters.”
  • Said she would “not be silent” about the “tragedies” Palestinians in Gaza have faced during the Israel–Hamas war.
  • Supports a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.
China
  • Harris said China “need[s] to be held accountable” for sending “substandard products into our economy” at a primary debate in 2019.
  • Called China’s human rights record “abysmal” and called attention to its “mass detention of more than a million Uighur Muslims in ‘reeducation camps’ in the Xinjiang region” and its “widespread abuse of surveillance for political and religious repression.”
  • Said she would work to cooperate with China on climate change.
  • Opposes the Trump-era China tariffs.
  • Supports Taiwan’s self-defense against China, “consistent with our long-standing policy.”