3 notable policy stances from Kamala Harris' interview with CNN's Jake Tapper
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, provided answers to several questions on policy posed during a taped interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, which aired on Sunday's edition of State of the Union on CNN. Here are three notable moments from the interview.
Medicare-for-all means Medicare-for-all — Tapper asked the senator if Medicare-for-all would apply to people who were residing in the United States illegally. Harris, who gave some measured responses to a few of Tapper's questions, did not hesitate on this one.
Does Medicare for All include for people who are in the US illegally? @KamalaHarris: “Let me just be very clear about this. I'm opposed to any policy that would deny in our country any human being from access to public safety, public education, or public health. Period.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 12, 2019
NAFTA is no good — Harris said she would not have voted for NAFTA, though she avoided outright saying she agreed with President Trump's assessment that U.S. trade agreements favored corporations and harmed the American middle class.
"I believe that we have got to have policy that better protects American workers and American industries," Sen. @KamalaHarris says.
"I would not have voted for NAFTA." #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/3yZqYE5bdf— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) May 12, 2019
Ready for executive action — Harris said she likes Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) proposed federal gun license policy, but, ultimately, Washington isn't wanting for good ideas on the issue. Instead, it falls on Congress to act. If they don't get a bill on her desk by her 100th day in office, she said, she's prepared to take executive action.
"On this issue of the need for gun safety laws, we're not at any loss for good ideas... What we're waiting for is Congress to have the courage to act," says Sen. @KamalaHarris.
As President, "I am prepared to take executive action, because that's what's needed." #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/qhn72sCDri— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) May 12, 2019