‘In the weeks since Washington Democrats made Vice President Harris their nominee, the American people have had their hands full trying to figure out where her campaign stands on the issues at the top of their mind… And thus far, they haven’t received many answers.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ record:
“In the weeks since Washington Democrats made Vice President Harris their nominee, the American people have had their hands full trying to figure out where her campaign stands on the issues at the top of their mind.
“They’ve got serious questions about her role in everything from the runaway spending that gave them the worst inflation in forty years… to the open-borders policies that invited the worst humanitarian and security crisis the southern border has ever seen. And thus far, they haven’t received many answers.
“The problem is not that the Vice President doesn’t have a record. She’s campaigned for President once before, and worked hand-in-hand with President Biden for four years since.
“Instead, the problem is that on issue after issue, Vice President Harris has, at one time or another, played both sides.
“Well, working families want to know which side she’s on.
“Take energy policy. Back in 2019, then-Senator Harris went on the record saying ‘There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking.’
“Fast forward, after four years of undermining exploration of abundant American energy, the Harris campaign says her policies as president would be different.
“During her time in the Senate, our former colleague cosponsored of the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act, a bill that would require car manufactures to sell only zero-emission vehicles after 2040. These days, her campaign avoids getting pinned down about whether she would seek an electric vehicle mandate.
“Then-Senator Harris also went on the record in support of the Green new Deal, including its make-work programs and job guarantees. These days, as the Biden-Harris war on American energy rages on, the Harris campaign conveniently reveals that she no longer supports this resolution.
“And apparently, there’s no policy too small for the campaign to walk back. Not even the Vice President’s stated support for – get this – a federal ban on plastic straws. According to the campaign, that one’s been reversed as well.
“Well, micromanaging fountain drinks is one thing. But as millions of Americans contend with the business end of the Biden-Harris climate and economic agenda, they ought to know precisely where the Democratic Party’s nominee stands.
“Policies matter. They can quite literally be the difference between affording gas and groceries and going without.
“Voters are fed up with flip-flops. And the Vice President ought to come clean.”
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