Washington: In her first solo interview with the media, US Vice-President Kamala Harris fielded questions on her economic agenda, former President Donald Trump’s economic plans, and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), while revealing her economic plans.
In the MSNBC interview, the Democratic presidential nominee said, “If you are hardworking, if you have the dreams and the ambitions and the aspirations of what I believe you do, you’re in my plan". Stressing that she works with a lot of CEOs and has spent a lot of time with them, Harris said the business leaders who are actually part of the engine of America’s economy agree that people should pay their fair share.
“They also agree that, when we look at a plan such as mine, that is about investing in the middle class, investing in new industries, investing in bringing down costs, investing in entrepreneurs like small businesses, that the overall economy is stronger and everyone benefits,” she told the host.
Part of her plan for the economy is investing in new industries in a way that "we have an active partnership with the private sector. I have worked with the private sector my entire career. I, even as vice president, work with some of the biggest banks and biggest tech companies to increase by billions of dollars the money going into community banks to increase access to capital for small businesses".
She emphasized creating an economy where people have the ability to buy a home, start a business, and take a nice vacation from time to time. “Most people now realize, if we didn’t before the pandemic and the strain on supply chains and an over-reliance on foreign manufacturing, that we have to be intentional about US-based manufacturing. And of the products that we have to prioritize, steel is one of them. And that’s always going to be my priority,” Harris noted.
In an earlier speech in the must-win state of Pennsylvania, Harris cast herself as "a capitalist" with a pragmatic approach to boosting the middle class.
