On Thursday’s version of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Harris-Walz Marketing campaign Senior Nationwide Spokesman Ian Sams stated that 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposals might be considered “when it comes to understanding that there are actually massive, highly effective pursuits on the market who’re screwing over common individuals, and we have to really use our coverage applications to take them on so as to give aid to some individuals. That’s one thing that I believe we haven’t talked a ton about over the past 4 years,” and criticized the “shorthanding that possibly there’s some large break” between Harris and President Joe Biden. He additionally said that whereas Harris and Biden are “very totally different candidates” they usually disagree in some locations, “there have been superb successes” below the Biden administration.
Host Kristen Welker requested, “Let me ask you, broadly talking, as a result of she has put out numerous proposals, together with a ban on worth gouging — as you simply laid out — a smaller enhance within the capital beneficial properties tax, however how ought to individuals take into consideration a Harris administration as in comparison with a Biden administration? The place will the massive variations be? Will there be any massive variations, Ian?”
Sams answered, “Properly, yeah, you’re beginning to see a few of these areas the place they disagree a bit of bit on tips on how to get the insurance policies carried out.”
Welker then reduce in to say, “Across the edges.”
Sams responded, “Properly, I don’t — I believe on the finish of the day, they’re very totally different candidates. I believe the nation and voters view them as totally different individuals. I believe that folks can see that President Biden and Vice President Harris aren’t the identical individual, and I believe that when Vice President Harris talks about her values and priorities, when you consider one thing like the value gouging proposal, that is somebody who’s spent 15 years — 20 years of their profession as a prosecutor taking over particular pursuits, massive, highly effective pursuits on behalf of standard individuals who’ve been wronged by them. And so, you may take into consideration her coverage proposals when it comes to understanding that there are actually massive, highly effective pursuits on the market who’re screwing over common individuals, and we have to really use our coverage applications to take them on so as to give aid to some individuals. That’s one thing that I believe we haven’t talked a ton about over the past 4 years, however, once more, I believe [there are] locations that she will be able to proceed to roll out concepts and speak about for the American individuals and possibly a bit of little bit of a distinction from President Biden.”
He continued, “And I believe the opposite factor is placing ahead concepts that develop on and broaden upon progress that we’ve made below President Biden. I don’t suppose it needs to be — I believe there’s a bit of little bit of a shorthanding that possibly there’s some large break or one thing. I believe there are locations the place they disagree, they’re totally different candidates, however, on the finish of the day, there have been superb successes below this administration, and what she’s placing ahead are concepts of tips on how to construct on that and to speak to the American individuals about her personal values and her personal imaginative and prescient for doing this that’s distinctive to her as a candidate.”
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