{"id":2325018,"date":"2024-08-15T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-teases-first-hard-policy-position-with-price-gouging-ban-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T11:46:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:46:41","slug":"harris-teases-first-hard-policy-position-with-price-gouging-ban-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-teases-first-hard-policy-position-with-price-gouging-ban-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris teases first hard policy position with \u2018price-gouging\u2019 ban &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-teases-first-hard-policy-position-with-price-gouging-ban-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325018&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris is\u200d set \u2062to unveil\u200b her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-sister-to-cash-in-on-his-presidency-with-new-memoir\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Sister to Cash in on His Presidency With New Memoir\">economic policy initiative<\/a>, which includes a ban\u200b on\u200d &#8220;price-gouging&#8221; to lower food prices. This announcement coincides with criticisms from former President Donald Trump, who branded her as\u2064 an\u2064 &#8220;incompetent socialist.&#8221; Harris&#8217;s planned speech in Raleigh, North\u200c Carolina aims to present a comprehensive economic strategy addressing corporate greed and the cost of living, particularly important in a state she aims\u2062 to influence \u2064in her favor \u2064ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent polling that suggests voters prefer Trump&#8217;s economic management, \u2064Harris has\u200c been urged to clarify her policy proposals amidst accusations of her \u2064campaign lacking\u200c substance. Trump&#8217;s\u2062 campaign has effectively associated her\u2064 with the Biden administration&#8217;s economic policies, termed &#8220;Kamalanomics,&#8221; as they\u2062 criticize &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221; for rising inflation and high prices. \u2062In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-drops-out-of-race-endorses-trump\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy withdraws, backs Trump\">competitive political\u200c landscape<\/a>, Harris&#8217;s forthcoming initiatives are seen as critical to repositioning herself \u200dand asserting\u2063 her policy credentials, especially as \u2063inflation remains \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/midterm-elections-2022-here-are-the-issues-arizona-voters-care-about-the-most\/\" title=\"Midterm elections 2022: Here are the issues Arizona voters care about the most\">key voter concern<\/a>.\u2063 Trump also claims that Harris is mirroring \u200bhis\u200d economic proposals, heightening the political stakes for \u200dboth \u2062candidates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris teases first hard policy position with &lsquo;price-gouging&rsquo; ban<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729968\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> will detail her plan to lower food prices through a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/price-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">price-gouging<\/a>&rdquo; ban as she unveils her economic blueprint this week.<\/p>\n<p>The same day former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> called her &ldquo;an incompetent socialist,&rdquo; Harris teased the price control proposal in a press release Wednesday evening. The vice president is set to announce a broader economic framework regarding her plans to tackle corporate greed, lower the cost of living, and strengthen the economy during a Friday speech in Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s high-profile economic address in a state that she hopes to flip blue comes as she has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3121676\/harris-invests-90-million-introduction-voters-campaign-kicks-can-policy-agenda-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>criticism<\/a> for running a campaign light on policy details. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to give remarks at the Sheraton hotel on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Julia Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;If she hopes to prevail, Ms. Harris needs to present her ideas,&rdquo; the&nbsp;<em>Washington Post<\/em>&nbsp;editorial board&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/08\/11\/kamala-harris-questions-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Voters tell pollsters they are more confident in Trump to handle the economy &mdash;&nbsp;a top priority for them this cycle. Polling data indicate voters favor the former president to bring down inflation, which reached a historic high two years ago under the Biden administration. In June 2022, inflation topped 9%. While inflation has eased since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-is-now-blaming-grocery-conglomerates-for-skyrocketing-food-prices\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Is Now Blaming Grocery Conglomerates For Skyrocketing Food Prices\">prices remain high<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have long derided President Joe Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;Bidenomics&rdquo; as a disaster for the country, arguing that his signature victories, such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan, fueled high prices.&nbsp;As Biden&rsquo;s No. 2, Harris became a target for Trump after her ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket, with his campaign rebranding &ldquo;Bidenomics&rdquo; as &ldquo;Kamalanomics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just remember, she goes to work every morning in the West Wing,&rdquo; Trump told a crowd during a Wednesday rally in Asheville, North Carolina. &ldquo;Her desk is 10 steps from the Oval Office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that Trump rally,&nbsp;White House press secretary Karine-Jean Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=COzOQ3Uebe0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters that the Bidenomics record was both Biden&rsquo;s and Harris&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to get into polling,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;What I will tell you is Bidenomics has been something that both the president and the vice president has worked on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/14\/kamala-harris-economy-inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Axios<\/a><\/em>  report earlier this month claimed Harris &ldquo;wants to be not-Biden on inflation &mdash; arguably the&nbsp;biggest domestic topic&nbsp;of this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris doesn&rsquo;t want to be completely defined by the Biden-Harris record, advisers tell us,&rdquo; the report read. But a Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VicePresident\/videos\/vice-president-harris-casts-the-tie-breaking-vote-to-pass-the-inflation-reductio\/7562563343845726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> from Harris indicated she still supports key pillars of Biden&rsquo;s economic agenda. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two years ago today, I proudly cast the tie-breaking vote to pass our Inflation Reduction Act,&rdquo; she said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Trump focused on his own economic blueprint for a second term during the Asheville event, promising to pass &ldquo;permanent&rdquo; tax cuts, eliminate every &ldquo;costly job-killing regulation the Biden-Harris administration has created&rdquo;, and target &ldquo;everything from car affordability to housing affordability to insurance cost to supply chain issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former president also pledged to &ldquo;combat inflation&rdquo; by ending the Green New Deal and vowed to &ldquo;give all of the unspent funds back to building roads and bridges.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also claimed Harris had copied his plan to end taxes on tips for restaurant and service industry workers. The proposal attracted bipartisan support after the Republican presidential nominee announced he would seek to enact the tax policy during a Las Vegas rally in June. Harris declared her campaign would seek the same tax tips agenda last weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his North Carolina remarks that come just days ahead of Harris&rsquo;s economic policy rollout in the same state, the former president said, &ldquo;She&rsquo;s doing a plan you know. She&rsquo;s going to announce it this week. Maybe she&rsquo;s waiting for me to announce it so she can copy it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During her Friday campaign stop in Raleigh, Harris is expected to hit back at Trump. The vice president is set to tell supporters that the former president intends to impose hidden tariffs on household items as she announces additional plans to&nbsp;lower prescription drug and housing costs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No matter what he says, one thing is certain: Trump has no plan, no vision, and no meaningful interest in helping build up the middle class,&rdquo; the Harris campaign said in a news release. &ldquo;We already know who Trump&rsquo;(s) Project 2025 economic agenda is designed to benefit: Donald Trump and his wealthy friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Project 2025 is a policy framework created by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington. The organization crafted the agenda in hopes that the next Republican president would be able to implement conservative proposals. Trump has repeatedly disavowed it.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729968\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729968\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris is set to reveal her strategy for reducing food prices by implementing a ban on &#8220;price-gouging&#8221; as part of her economic plan this week. This announcement comes on the same day that former President Donald Trump labeled her an &#8220;incompetent socialist.&#8221; In a press release issued Wednesday evening, Harris hinted at the price control initiative. She will present a more comprehensive economic framework aimed at addressing corporate greed, lowering living costs, and boosting the economy during a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday. This high-profile address occurs in a state she aims to turn blue and follows criticism regarding her campaign&#8217;s lack of detailed policy proposals.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post editorial board emphasized that Harris needs to articulate her ideas if she wants to succeed. Polls indicate that voters have more confidence in Trump when it comes to managing the economy\u2014a key concern for them this election cycle\u2014especially since inflation peaked at over 9% under the Biden administration two years ago. Although inflation has decreased since then, prices remain elevated.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cBidenomics\u201d as detrimental to the country, claiming his major achievements like the Inflation Reduction Act and nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan contributed to rising costs. As Biden&#8217;s second-in-command, Harris has become a target for Trump following their joint ticket&#8217;s prominence; he has rebranded \u201cBidenomics\u201d as \u201cKamalanomics.\u201d During a rally in Asheville, North Carolina, Trump reminded attendees that Harris works just steps away from the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>Before Trump&#8217;s rally, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that both Biden and Harris share responsibility for their economic record but did not engage with polling data directly. An Axios report suggested that while Harris aims not to be solely defined by their administration\u2019s record on inflation\u2014an important issue this campaign season\u2014she still supports significant aspects of Biden\u2019s economic agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In social media posts celebrating two years since she cast a tie-breaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, she reaffirmed her commitment to those policies. Meanwhile, during his Asheville event focused on his own economic plans for another term\u2014including permanent tax cuts and eliminating regulations imposed by the current administration\u2014Trump accused Harris of copying his proposal regarding taxes on tips for service workers after bipartisan support emerged following his announcement at a June rally.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump&#8217;s remarks coincided with Harris&#8217;s upcoming policy rollout in North Carolina, he suggested she might be waiting until after him to announce similar plans. During her Friday visit in Raleigh, it is anticipated that she will counter Trump&#8217;s claims by asserting he intends hidden tariffs on household goods while outlining further initiatives aimed at reducing prescription drug and housing expenses.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign asserted: &#8220;No matter what he says&#8230; one thing is certain: Trump has no plan or vision&#8230; We already know who Trump&#8217;s Project 2025 agenda benefits: Donald Trump and his wealthy friends.&#8221; Project 2025 refers to conservative proposals developed by The Heritage Foundation intended for implementation by future Republican administrations; however, Trump has distanced himself from it repeatedly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2325019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/K-Harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,38218,38217,32076],"class_list":["post-2325018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-policy-position","tag-price-gouging","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/K-Harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}