Harris Outlines Economic Policies She Would Pursue As President

In a speech to supporters in Raleigh, N.C., Vice President Kamala Harris outlined key economic policies she would prioritize if elected president.

The Details: Harris ran down a set of policies which would elaborate the Biden administration's ambitious, including plans to ban grocery “price gouging,” increase housing supply, expand tax credits and paid leave, reduce medical costs, raise the federal minimum wage, and preserve the Federal Reserve's independence to set monetary policy.

Key Quote: “Together we will build what I call an opportunity economy,” said Harris. “Everyone, regardless of who they are or where they start, has an opportunity to build wealth for themselves and their children.”

How the Media Covered It: Left and center media more often mentioned Harris' “opportunity economy” framing than right media. Washington Post (Lean Left bias) called Harris' set of proposals a “populist policy agenda,” suggesting that she is choosing to prioritize voters' preferences over economists' recommendations. New York Post (Lean Right) and National Review (Lean Right) included sharp criticism of her “price gouging” proposal, calling it a socialism-inspired “price controls” scheme. Forbes (Center) wrote that Harris' agenda overlaps significantly with Biden's from the past four years with some “tweaks,” and that “Trump’s economic agenda is largely focused on raising tariffs on imported goods, which Harris has said she opposes.”