Kamala Harris
President Democrat Candidate
Affirm the right to elective abortions up to the ninth month of pregnancy. Mandate taxpayer funded abortion for all procedures.
Description: “To support Roe v. Wade and all it stands for, does not mean giving up your beliefs,” she said on June 6. “It is simply about agreeing that a woman should be able to make that decision with her faith leader, with her family, with her physician. And that the government should not be making that decision for her.”
Source: Catholic News Agency Article
Link: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251828/vp-kamala-harris-religious-faith-abortion-support
Description: "Gov. Murphy and New Jersey legislative leaders have been working to take every possible action to support reproductive rights. The legislature has passed laws to codify the right to an abortion, provide funding for reproductive care, and protect health care providers."
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/1549394628096315392
Description: “Voters have been clear, regardless of whether they're in a so-called red or blue state, that one does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree that government should not be telling a woman what to do with her body.” — VP Kamala Harris on Election Night
Source: CNN Live Video Posted On X By The Recount
Link: https://x.com/therecount/status/1722338211135959301
Description: "The New Jersey state legislature will soon reconvene to pass legislation removing remaining barriers to care so that everyone can access the reproductive health care services they need and deserve. This is an important step forward."
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/1549416472530788358
Description: "The protections that the Women’s Health Protection Act would ensure are essential to the health, safety, and progress of our nation."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/11/statement-from-president-biden-on-the-senate-vote-on-the-womens-health-protection-act/
Description: "It’s unbelievable the GOP wants to defund Planned Parenthood and restricting access to critical reproductive care."
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/852011393742020609
Description: Vice President Harris speaks on abortion rights in wake of Arizona Supreme Court ruling "This includes the right to make decisions about ones own body and not have the government telling people what to do."
Policies that ensure babies born alive after an attempted abortion have the right to receive life-saving medical treatment.
Description: Voted against S.311 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must exercise in the event a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. A health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to another child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) immediately admit the child to a hospital. The bill also requires a health care practitioner or other employee to immediately report any failure to comply with this requirement to law enforcement.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00058.htm
Description: "[Kamala Harris] voted against a bill that would have required doctors to provide medical care to a child who is born after a failed abortion attempt."
Source: National Catholic Register Article
Link: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/kamala-harris-record-on-catholic-issues
Advocate for defunding police departments or reimagining policing strategies.
Description: "I applaud Eric Garcetti" for defunding the Los Angeles Police Department"
Source: Live on GMA Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1815852245335830770
Description: Sen. Kamala Harris Discusses 'Defund The Police' Movement "A big part if this conversation is about reimagining how we do public safety in America, which I support...We have confused the idea that to achieve safety you put more cops on the street. We need to reimagine how we make communities safe. Time stamp :53
Source: ABC The View Video Posted On YouTube
Description: In 2020, Ms. Harris joined fellow liberal Democrats in backing plans to divert public funding away from policing. “We have confused the idea that to achieve safety, you put more cops on the streets, instead of understanding to achieve healthy and safe communities, you put more resources into the public education system in those communities, into affordable housing and homeownership. … That’s how you achieve safe and healthy communities,” Ms. Harris said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View.” “We really do need to reimagine how we make communities safe.”
Source: The Washington Times Article (Archived)
Link: https://archive.ph/RR5lg
Description: "It is wrong-headed thinking to think that the only way you're going to get communities to be safe is to put more police officers on the street." Time stamp :44
Source: Video Posted To X By Dave McCormick
Link: https://x.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1815894904650047929
Description: Kamala Harris praising the “Defund the Police” On Zoom - "Here's the thing. Defund the police. The issue behind it is, we need to reimagine how we are creating safety."
Source: Fox News Video Posted On Facebook By Cops Life
Link: https://www.facebook.com/Copslife/videos/8490717490960138/
Description: "When we win Democratic majorities in Congress, President @JoeBiden will sign the following into law: The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (It would create federal control of local and state departments. Would cost police departments hundreds of millions of dollars annually to report law enforcement data to federal officials. More than 6,000 agencies would either need to upgrade or to invest in new technology to comply with the new reporting.requirements.)
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Description: "Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair for the Harris campaign and former mayor of New Orleans, walked back a “defund the police” sentiment voiced by Harris in 2020, saying what she meant is she supports being “tough and smart on crime.” (7/27/2024 - Changed position within 100 days of election)
Source: CNN Article
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-shifts-policy-stances/index.html
Propose increased taxes on payroll, capital gains, corporate income, and estates. Introduce new taxes on 401k and 529 plans, natural gas, and carbon emissions.
Description: Kamala Doesn’t Care if Her Carbon Tax Hits Consumers "There has to be some connection between the fee and bad behaviors... We'd have to monitor whether that is passed on to consumers, but I'm gonna tell you that should never be the reason not to actually put a fee, and particularly a carbon fee. So part of my plan is that we will require all elements of industry to actually score and they will be scored based on the carbon imprint that their business creates. And we will score that. So again that industry.. that business and we can all be aware of and measure the impact of their behavior on the environment."
Source: Video Posted On YouTube By Americans for Tax Reform Media
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw1XZ4xvBxM
Description: "In 2017, [Harris] co-sponsored Sen. Bernard Sanders’ 'Medicare for All' legislation, which would have banned private health insurance and created a government-run system open to everyone, including illegal immigrants. When she ran for president in 2019, Ms. Harris modified her proposal to expand Medicare to allow private insurance to offer a plan in the system. At the end of 10 years, everyone would be enrolled in Medicare, either through a new Medicare plan or one offered by the private insurance system. To pay for the proposal, Ms. Harris proposed taxing Wall Street transactions and imposing a 4% tax on households earning more than $100,000 annually, with specific exemptions for households in high-cost areas." Also, Kamala: "Let’s be clear: If you make under $400,000 a year, you won’t pay a penny more in taxes under our administration."
Source: The Washington Times Article
Link: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-liberal-record-follows-her-into-batt/
Description: Was tie-breaking vote on Inflation Reduction Act: Established the Natural Gas Tax
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00073.htm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00073
Description: "To pay for this specific change, I would tax Wall Street stock trades at 0.2%, bond trades at 0.1%, and derivative transactions at 0.002%. Think of it like this: that’s a $2 fee on a $1,000 trade by investors and big banks. I would also end foreign tax shelters by taxing offshore corporate income at the same rate as domestic corporate income."
Source: Posted On Medium By Kamala Harris
Link: https://kamalaharris.medium.com/my-plan-for-medicare-for-all-7730370dd421
Description: "We will pay for this plan by increasing the estate tax for the top 1 percent of taxpayers and cracking down on loopholes that let the very wealthiest, with estates worth multiple millions or billions of dollars, avoid paying their fair share."
Source: The Washington Post Article (Archived)
Link: https://archive.ph/XU0wz
Description: "Vice President Kamala Harris backs hiking the current 21% federal corporate income tax rate to 35%, higher than socialist Venezuela’s 34% rate."
Source: Americans For Tax Reform Article
Link: https://www.atr.org/kamala-harris-wants-to-raise-u-s-corporate-income-tax-rate-higher-than-venezuelas/
Enforce strict voter identification requirements, including photo I.D. Eliminate the use of drop-boxes for voting.
Description: "When we win Democratic majorities in Congress, President @JoeBiden will sign the following into law: The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act And more. Elections matter." (The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act says: "The extent to which the State or political subdivision has used unduly burdensome photographic voter identification requirements, documentary proof of citizenship requirements, documentary proof of residence requirements, or other voting standards, practices, or procedures beyond those required by Federal law that may impair the ability of members of the protected class to participate fully in the political process." AND Freedom to Vote Act says: "Sec. 1305. Requiring States to provide secured drop boxes for voted ballots in elections for Federal office.")
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1760713887295418813
Description: "I continue to urge the Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/12/14/a-proclamation-on-bill-of-rights-day-2023/
Description: Kyle Duncan also tried to get the Supreme Court to reinstate a racist voter ID law that "targeted African-Americans with almost surgical precision."
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/987056249769549824
Description: "A victory in the fight against voter suppression. This was a clear effort to suppress Black voters, and make no mistake―this is happening in communities across America. We won't stand for it." (Referring to NC appeals court blocking voter ID law.)
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/1230515286379548673
Support and protect domestic energy production through drilling, fracking, and the Keystone Pipeline to reduce energy costs. Promote a “Buy American, Hire American” approach to energy policies.
Description: "There's no question I'm in favor of banning fracking."
Source: CNN Video Posted On X By Citizen Free Press
Link: https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1815409484656779654?t=IH38de8p8QDM4LHg98ly7w&s=19
Description: Biden-Harris Admin eased sanctions on Venezuela to buy oil from them. "U.S. crude oil imports from Venezuela similarly declined, falling from 1.3 million b/d in 2001 to about 510,000 b/d in 2018. Imports halted in 2019 for four years before resuming under limited sanctions relief in January 2023 and increasing to 153,000 b/d in July 2023."
Source: eia (Energy Information Administration) Article
Link: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=60762
Description: The Biden-Harris Admin revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline on Jan. 20, 2021. "Sec. 6. Revoking the March 2019 Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-protecting-public-health-and-environment-and-restoring-science-to-tackle-climate-crisis/
Description: "But as district attorney of San Francisco, Harris ran a program that allowed illegal immigrants arrested for drug crimes to get job training and have their records expunged — all while avoiding deportation because of the city’s sanctuary policies."
Source: New York Post
Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/us-news/kamala-harris-picked-illegal-migrant-for-program-who-then-attacked-woman/
Description: "Public lands belong to the American people. We don’t want them opened up for drilling. Retweet if you agree."
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/901157482092953600
Description: "Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers" - This is rescinding Trump's order to Buy American/Hire American. The wording was changed by Biden to "All of America's workers," meaning illegal workers as well. This was done as a result of too many denials in the H-!B and L-1 Visa program.
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/25/executive-order-on-ensuring-the-future-is-made-in-all-of-america-by-all-of-americas-workers/
Description: Co-Sponsored -S.1304 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1304/cosponsors
Description: "She has co-sponsored legislation banning offshore drilling. As a presidential candidate in 2019, she told a CNN town hall audience, 'There is no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,' a method of extracting natural gas from the ground. During her 2020 presidential campaign, Ms. Harris pledged to spend $10 trillion to transition the U.S. to zero-emission energy by 2045."
Source: The Washington Times Article
Link: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-liberal-record-follows-her-into-batt/
Description: “I'm committed to passing a Green New Deal, creating clean jobs and finally putting an end to fracking once and for all."
Source: Facebook Video Posted By Fallon Tonight
Link: https://www.facebook.com/FallonTonight/videos/2479285095686234/
Description: "Kamala Harris reverses earlier anti-fracking stance and no longer supports a ban" (7/27/2024 - Changed position within 100 days of election)
Source: Fortune Article (Archived)
Link: https://archive.ph/Ngr8G
Enforce mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and require consumers to transition exclusively to electric vehicles.
Description: Co-Sponsored S.Res.59 - A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal." Called for ending the use of fossil fuels in a decade.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/59/cosponsors
Description: "The data show that vaccine requirements work. More Americans are getting vaccinated against this deadly virus. This should not be a partisan issue. It’s about building a path out of this pandemic."
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1449875873214070787
Description: Through the Inflation Reduction Act’s historic climate investments, we're positioned to cut emissions in half by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1596987983458013184
Description: "Thanks to President @JoeBiden’s leadership, the Department of Labor will require any business with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is vaccinated against COVID-19 or tests negative at least once per week. Vaccine requirements save lives."
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1447327834561728512
Description: Kamala Harris wants to ban gas-powered vehicles "By my plan by 2045, we will have basically zero emission vehicles only 100% by 2045."
Source: CNN Video Posted On X By American Bisonite Party
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqmKFVdyBtQ
Description: "I strongly support Secretary Austin’s message to the Force today on the Department of Defense’s plan to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccinations for our service members not later than mid-September."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/09/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-covid-19-vaccines-for-service-members/
Description: Biden/Harris' EPA adopted rules to force transition to EVs: "On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced pollution standards for new vehicles produced for model years 2027–2032. The finalized rulecalls for 'more stringent emissions standards' for passenger cars, SUVs, and light-duty trucks, with the explicit goal of effecting a switch to electric vehicles."
Source: Reason Article
Link: https://reason.com/2024/03/20/how-the-epas-new-emissions-rule-is-likely-to-backfire/
Description: "...the [Biden/Harris Administration's] EPA has finalized strict new rules on vehicle emissions that will push the auto industry to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles."
Source: NPR Article
Link: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/20/1239092833/biden-epa-auto-emissions-evs
Description: "The major benchmark year highlighted in the plan is 2030, to reach the goal of 100% carbon-neutral electricity. Harris would reinstate federal emission rules for vehicles, leading to 50% of new passenger vehicles sold being zero-emission by 2030 and 100% of cars zero-emission by 2035."
Source: CNN Article
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics/kamala-harris-climate-plan/index.html
Description: "Building a clean economy by investing in clean energy and electrifying transportation to achieve a clean economy by 2045, 100 percent carbon-neutral electricity by 2030, and 100 percent zero-emission vehicles by 2035 with a real plan that does not just lay out goals but outlines specifically how we will meet them."
Source: Democracy In Action Article
Link: https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/harris/harrispolicy090419climate.html
Support measures to disarm law-abiding citizens through bans or mandatory government buybacks of firearms.
Description: "We need...an assault weapons ban. Congress must act and save lives."
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/1745860739716231501
Description: "'Gun violence has terrorized and traumatized so many ... It does not have to be this way, as our friends in Australia have demonstrated.'" (Australia law: Automatic and semi-automatic firearms are banned, and semi-automatic rifles over 10 rounds are usually restricted to government agencies and occupational shooters. License holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defense).
Source: The Recount Posted A Video On X
Link: https://x.com/therecount/status/1717598288562565602
Description: Kamala Harris says mandatory gun confiscation is "a great idea" — then says she'll do it by executive action within her "first 100 days."
Source: RNC Research Posted A Interview Video On X
Link: https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1818373383991836853
Description: An audience questions Harris on The Jimmy Fallon Show. "I do believe that we need to do buybacks ... a buyback program is a good idea."
Source: Video Posted On X By Trump War Room
Link: https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1818362270084162025
Description: "I support a mandatory [gun] buyback program."
Source: MSNBC Video Posted On X BY RNC Research
Link: https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1818374550591357023
Description: "When we win Democratic majorities in Congress, President @JoeBiden will sign the following into law: An assault weapons ban"
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1760713887295418813
Abolish private health insurance. Implement a taxpayer-funded Medicare-for-All system that includes coverage for noncitizens.
Description: "The idea is that everyone gets access to medical care." [Will people who like their private insurance plans be able to keep them?] "Let's eliminate all that. Let's move on." (Jan 28th, 2019)
Source: CNN Live Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1815847431520546915
Description: Co-Sponsored S.1804 - Medicare for All Act of 2017 - This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. Among other things, the program must: (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, and dental and vision services; and (3) be fully implemented four years after enactment of this bill.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1804/cosponsors
Description: "In 2017, [Harris] co-sponsored Sen. Bernard Sanders’ 'Medicare for All' legislation, which would have banned private health insurance and created a government-run system open to everyone, including illegal immigrants. When she ran for president in 2019, Ms. Harris modified her proposal to expand Medicare to allow private insurance to offer a plan in the system. At the end of 10 years, everyone would be enrolled in Medicare, either through a new Medicare plan or one offered by the private insurance system. To pay for the proposal, Ms. Harris proposed taxing Wall Street transactions and imposing a 4% tax on households earning more than $100,000 annually, with specific exemptions for households in high-cost areas."
Source: The Washington Times Article
Link: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-liberal-record-follows-her-into-batt/
Description: "Medicare for All — in my vision of Medicare for All, it includes private insurance where people can have supplemental insurance," she told NBC's Vaughn Hillyard after the debate. (This was after she raised her hand at the debate, saying she would eliminate private health insurance. This interview was 6/29/2019.)
Source: NBC News Article
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/kamala-harris-walks-back-her-hand-moment-health-insurance-democratic-n1024756
Description: "Harris’ campaign also confirmed this week that the vice president no longer supports a single-payer health care system." (7/27/2024 - Changed position within 100 days of election)
Source: CNN Article
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-shifts-policy-stances/index.html
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1760713887295418813
Reduce government regulations and cut spending to help lower the cost of goods for citizens, making essentials more affordable.
Description: "Sec. 2. Immediate Review of Agency Actions Taken Between January 20, 2017, and January 20, 2021. (a) The heads of all agencies shall immediately review all existing regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions (agency actions) promulgated, issued, or adopted between January 20, 2017, and January 20, 2021, that are or may be inconsistent with, or present obstacles to, the policy set forth in section 1 of this order. For any such actions identified by the agencies, the heads of agencies shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, consider suspending, revising, or rescinding the agency actions." (Biden-Harris Admin reversed Trump's deregulation policies on their first day in office 1/20/2021.)
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-protecting-public-health-and-environment-and-restoring-science-to-tackle-climate-crisis/
Description: The Biden-Harris Admin revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline on Jan. 20, 2021. "Sec. 6. Revoking the March 2019 Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-protecting-public-health-and-environment-and-restoring-science-to-tackle-climate-crisis/
Description: This rule authorizes fiduciaries to consider nonfinancial factors when administering trust assets, likely leading many to focus on advancing an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda instead of achieving long-term financial stability for their clients. It violates both the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), which was created to protect retirement assets, and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Blog
Link: https://blog.dol.gov/2022/11/22/allowing-esg-factors-in-retirement-plan-investments
Shift the financial burden of healthcare, education, and housing for illegal immigrants and refugees to taxpayers. Remove voter I.D. requirements.
Description: "In 2017, she co-sponsored Sen. Bernard Sanders’ 'Medicare for All' legislation, which would have banned private health insurance and created a government-run system open to everyone, including illegal immigrants. At the time, Ms. Harris called the legislation 'the morally and ethically right thing to do.' She said, 'It just makes sense from a fiscal standpoint.' To pay for the proposal, Ms. Harris proposed taxing Wall Street transactions and imposing a 4% tax on households earning more than $100,000 annually, with specific exemptions for households in high-cost areas."
Source: The Washington Times Article
Link: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-liberal-record-follows-her-into-batt/
Description: "When we win Democratic majorities in Congress, President @JoeBiden will sign the following into law: The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act And more. Elections matter." (The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act says that voter ID is voter suppression."
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1760713887295418813
Description: Co-Sponsored S.1804 - Medicare for All Act of 2017 - This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. Among other things, the program must: (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, and dental and vision services; and (3) be fully implemented four years after enactment of this bill.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1804/cosponsors
Description: "I continue to urge the Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/12/14/a-proclamation-on-bill-of-rights-day-2023/
Description: Co-Sponsored S.806 - College for All Act of 2017 - Free college for all residents, including illegal immigrants.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/806/cosponsors
Description: "VA diverting resources to give illegal immigrants medical care, report shows: 'Worst insults to veterans'"
Source: ABC 15 News Article
Link: https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/va-diverting-resources-to-give-migrants-medical-care-one-of-the-worst-insults-to-veterans-veteran-affairs-illegal-immigrants-immigration-southern-border-healthcare
Description: In 2019, during Harris' failed bid for Democratic presidential nominee in 2020, she was asked if she would support Medicare for all, including those in the country illegally. "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," Harris answered.
Source: Fox News Article
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vp-contender-mark-kelly-dodges-questions-kamala-harris-policy-flip-flops
Description: "ICE spent more than $373.5 million on detained noncitizen healthcare."
Source: Fiscal Year 2022 Report to Congress - Homeland Security
Link: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/23_0712_ice_healthcare_costs_for_noncitizens_in_detention.pdf
Description: "But as district attorney of San Francisco, Harris ran a program that allowed illegal immigrants arrested for drug crimes to get job training and have their records expunged — all while avoiding deportation because of the city’s sanctuary policies."
Source: New York Post Article
Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/us-news/kamala-harris-picked-illegal-migrant-for-program-who-then-attacked-woman/
Description: "We must protect California’s students and safeguard their access to education. If you live in California, are undocumented and seeking financial aid, visit the @castudentaid" California Dream Act resource page to apply by the March 2 deadline. https://dream.csac.ca.gov
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/964271103035273216
Description: All Democrats Say Their Health Plan Would Cover Undocumented Immigrants. Kamala Raised hand when asked if she would provide coverage for documented immigrants.
Source: Posted On YouTube By Bloomberg Quicktake
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSmoNOZJ9Y
Description: Kyle Duncan also tried to get the Supreme Court to reinstate a racist voter ID law that "targeted African-Americans with almost surgical precision."
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/987056249769549824
Description: "Ahead of Harris’ rally alongside vice presidential running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Arizona on Friday, her campaign sent out an email advising that only confirmed RSVPs will be admitted. The email said those on the RSVP list must present a matching government-issued photo ID in order to be admitted to the venue, KTAR reported."
Source: Fox News Article
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-panned-requiring-id-enter-arizona-rally-after-previously-painting-voter-id-laws-racist
Description: "D.A. let illegals clear their records. Undocumented drug offenders in work programs weren't deported."
Source: San Fransisco Chronicle Posted On X By Charlie Kirk
Link: https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1816578351462584419
Description: "...Harris said that once she realized that illegal immigrants were enrolled, she allowed those who were following the rules to finish the program and have their criminal records cleared. It is not the duty of local law enforcement, she said, to enforce federal immigration laws."
Source: Las Angeles Times Article (Archived)
Link: https://archive.ph/l0aVp
Propose the release of certain prisoners and consider granting voting rights to incarcerated individuals, including those convicted of sexual assault. Advocate for the abolition of cash bail for rioters and others accused of violent crimes.
Description: Question posed by Don Lemon: "People who are convicted, in prison, like the Boston Marathon bomber, on death row, people who are convicted of sexual assault...they should be able to vote?" "I think we should have that conversation."
Source: CNN Video Posted On X By CNN
Link: https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1120521946238803968
Description: Let’s speak the truth that too many unarmed black men and women are killed. And too many Black and brown Americans are locked up. From mass incarceration to cash bail to policing, our criminal justice system needs drastic repair.
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1089645002991521797
Description: "Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced her support for Assembly Bill 2466, legislation authored by Assembly member Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), which would ensure state law reflects a recent Superior Court ruling which restored voting rights to individuals serving time under community supervision. The bill would also expand voting rights to those serving a felony sentence in county jail."
Source: State of California Department of Justice - Press Release
Link: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-endorses-legislation-expand-voting-rights
Description: Cash bail is one of the great injustices in our criminal justice system. Thousands of people sit in jail—not because they've been convicted of a crime, but because they can't afford to make bail. It's time for us to change that.
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/1136393572926853120
Description: "I absolutely am, without any question, committed to reducing the prison population. I'm not going to commit to a certain number because I want to make sure I can meet it, but I am in favor of drastically reducing our prison population." (Indianola, IA, July 4, 2019)
Source: Fax News Video Posted On Instagram By Donald J. Trump
Link: https://www.instagram.com/realdonaldtrump/reel/C-OI4ubBq_7/
Description: Sponsored S.1593 - Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017 - Would replace cash bail system.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1593
Description: "If you’re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota."
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1267555018128965643
Description: Sen. Kamala Harris: The Nationwide Protests Are A Movement. They're Not Going To Stop "They're not gonna stop. This is a movement, I'm telling you.They're not gonna stop…they're not gonna let up and they should not." Time Stamp 5:42
Source: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Video Posted On YouTube
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTg1ynIPGls
Description: "What is going on here when you send camouflaged, uniformed officers into a city without any clear identification to direct their force at peaceful protestors." Speaking of Portland, OR protests.
Source: MSNBC Video Posted On X By Johnny Maga
Link: https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1815152847861719383
Safeguard the rights of Catholic and other religious businesses to refuse services that violate their religious beliefs. Oppose discrimination against religious judicial nominees.
Description: LOS ANGELES -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby: 'A woman’s access to quality, affordable preventive healthcare coverage should not depend on her employer’s beliefs. Every woman should be able to make healthcare decisions for herself and her family. I am deeply disappointed that the Court ruled to limit this important right. The decision also opens a perilous loophole that may enable private, for-profit companies to challenge other common-sense laws—including those that protect against discrimination—based on the religious beliefs of their shareholders or managers.' In January 2014, Attorney General Harris was joined by 13 states and the District of Columbia to file a friend-of-the-court brief that urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit which held that for-profit businesses may exercise religion and therefore are covered by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993."
Source: State of California Department of Justice - Press Release
Link: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-issues-statement-us-supreme-court-ruling
Description: "We can't let this go unnoticed: last week the White House rolled out a plan to allow health care providers to cite their religious or moral beliefs to *deny* treatments to patients. This is absurd and flies in the face of putting patients first."
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/1125089242202427392
Description: This is great news. Access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare is a fundamental right for all women. (Praised federal judge blocking employers from declining to offer contraception based on religious grounds.)
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/1084893758968205312
Description: "Here’s the truth: the First Amendment Defense Act does not enhance religious freedom. It is an attempt to undermine marriage equality." (First Amendment Defense Act prohibits the federal government from discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.)
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/812022325222719488
Description: Sponsored S.2918 - Do No Harm Act - Would end religious exemptions for discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity and rules that force insurance coverage of abortion and sex-change surgeries.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2918
Description: Scrutinizing Judicial Nominees’ Knights of Columbus Memberships As a senator, Harris pressed three judicial nominees about their affiliations with the Knights of Columbus: Brian Buescher, Paul Matey and Peter Phipps. Her questions suggested that the nominees’ ties to the Catholic fraternal organization could make them biased because the group adheres to Church teachings about life and marriage. In written questions to Buescher, for example, Harris asked the nominee whether he knew “that the Knights of Columbus opposed a woman’s right to choose when [he] joined the organization.” She questioned whether he agreed with then-Supreme Knight Carl Anderson that abortion is “the killing of the innocent on a massive scale.” She asked him whether he knew “that the Knights of Columbus opposed marriage equality when [he] joined the organization.” Buescher, responding to Harris, informed her that “the Knights of Columbus is a Roman Catholic service organization with approximately 2 million members worldwide.” “The organization has a religious and charitable purpose,” he continued. “I joined the Knights of Columbus when I was 18 years old and have been a member ever since. My membership has involved participation in charitable and community events in local Catholic parishes.”
Source: National Catholic Register Article
Link: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/kamala-harris-record-on-catholic-issues
Description: "Regulating the Speech of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers As California’s attorney general, Harris co-sponsored and promoted the Reproductive FACT Act, which required pro-life pregnancy centers to post notices that provided information on where to obtain abortions. Pro-life pregnancy centers sued the attorney general’s office, arguing that the law violated their First Amendment rights. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the law violated the right to free speech because it compelled speech. The legislation served as a model for lawmakers in other states, such as Vermont and Illinois, who tried to regulate the speech of pro-life pregnancy centers. "
Source: National Catholic Register Article
Link: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/kamala-harris-record-on-catholic-issues
Description: “I am proud to have co-sponsored the Reproductive FACT Act, which ensures that all women have equal access to comprehensive reproductive health care services, and that they have the facts they need to make informed decisions about their health and their lives. I commend Governor Brown for signing AB 775 and thank Assembly members David Chiu and Autumn Burke for championing this important law.”
Source: State of California Department of Justice - Press Release
Link: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-issues-statement-governor-brown-signing
Description: Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who was previously attorney general of California, has a record of legislative and judicial advocacy for laws protecting abortion or targeting pro-life pregnancy centers, many of which are operated by Catholics. California's Reproductive FACT Act, passed in 2015, required medically licensed pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs advertising the availability of free or low-cost abortion procedures in the state. The law was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2018.
Source: Catholic News Agency Article
Link: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/45785/as-california-ag-harris-sponsored-law-targeting-pro-life-pregnancy-centers
Description: Co-Sponsored Assembly Bill 775 Reproductive FACT Act - This bill would enact the Reproductive FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency) Act, which would require a licensed covered facility, as defined, to disseminate a notice to all clients, as specified, stating, among other things, that California has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services, prenatal care, and abortion, for eligible women. The bill would also require an unlicensed covered facility, as defined, to disseminate a notice to all clients, as specified, stating, among other things, that the facility is not licensed as a medical facility by the State of California.
Source: AB-775 Reproductive FACT Act. California Legislative Information
Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB775
Description: Supreme Court sides with pro-life pregnancy centers in California abortion case
Source: Catholic News Agency Article
Link: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/38732/supreme-court-sides-with-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-in-california-abortion-case
Description: "A woman’s access to healthcare shouldn’t be restricted bc of her employer's religious views.
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/428266888280289280
Description: Co-Sponsored S.2936 - Refugee Protection Act of 2019 - Allows Asylum seekers to come to US with no proof of need.
Source: Congressional Website
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2936
Description: Harris was responding to a moderator’s question of whether a person living in the United States, "without documents, and that is his only offense, should that person be deported?" "I will say — no, absolutely not, they should not be deported."
Source: Politifact Article
Link: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/28/kamala-harris/fact-check-did-kamala-harris-really-disagree-obama/
Description: "I think there's no question that we've got to critically re-examine ICE and its role and the way that it is being administered and the work it is doing and we need to probably think about starting from scratch."
Source: MSNBC Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1815107596694757427
Description: "Being an undocumented immigrant is not a crime… To suggest that undocumented immigrants are criminals ... is an absolute mischaracterization of the issue." (2019)
Source: Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1816212273502867720
Description: “We are a sanctuary city, a city of refuge, and we always will be.”
Source: Breitbart Article
Link: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/24/kamala-harris-picked-illegal-migrant-jobs-program-san-francisco-da/
Description: "An undocumented immigrant is NOT a criminal!"
Source: C-SPAN2 Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1816182501133459570
Description: "It is not the duty of local law enforcement, [Harris] said, to enforce federal immigration laws." (2009)
Source: Las Angeles Times Article (Archived)
Link: https://archive.ph/l0aVp
Description: "I think there's no question that we've got to critically re-examine ICE and its role and the way that it is being administered and the work it is doing and we need to probably think about starting from scratch."
Source: MSNBC Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1815107596694757427
Description: "An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal and we have to correct course on this conversation in our country!"
Source: NBC Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1816180557111517368
Description: "I am in favor of saying that we're not gonna treat people who are undocumented and cross the border as criminals." (2019)
Source: ABC Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1815851920130728023
Description: "I support our sanctuary law and I also recognize that we got to a place that became highly publicized that we strayed from it. And so we need to get back on track."
Source: RNC Research Video Posted On X By Dave McCormick
Link: https://x.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1818014929661948374
Description: "Harris has since reneged on her support for Medicare for all and has appeared to embrace a more moderate Democratic stance on ICE, border security and the criminalization of border crossers during her time in the Biden administration. She expressed support for the bipartisan negotiated border security bill, ultimately opposed by Republicans, and her campaign said that recent executive actions related to limiting asylum would continue in her administration."
Source: Fox News Article
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vp-contender-mark-kelly-dodges-questions-kamala-harris-policy-flip-flops
Description: Kamala Harris calls the border wall a "vanity project" because "by definition," illegal immigration is "not an emergency." (2019)
Source: Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1816866625376911778
Description: “An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal” in Spanish.
Source: Eyewitness News Video Posted On X
Link: https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1818654491199103456
Description: "The term "illegal alien” is offensive and we must stop treating undocumented workers as criminals in this country."
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/795742401155383296
Description: “I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border, do not come. Do not come,” she said. “The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border.” (June 7, 2021)
Source: New York Post Article
Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/23/us-news/kamala-harris-work-as-border-czar-criticized-after-record-crossings/
Description: "President Biden believes we must secure our border. That is why today, he announced executive actions to bar migrants who cross our Southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum. These actions will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the Southern Border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences, as is the case today. " (June 4, 2024)
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/06/04/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-secure-the-border/
Description: "But as district attorney of San Francisco, Harris ran a program that allowed illegal immigrants arrested for drug crimes to get job training and have their records expunged — all while avoiding deportation because of the city’s sanctuary policies."
Source: New York Post Article
Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/us-news/kamala-harris-picked-illegal-migrant-for-program-who-then-attacked-woman/
Description: "In January 2023, the administration announced that the program was expanding to include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans and that the program would allow up to 30,000 people per month into the U.S. It allows for migrants to receive work permits and a two-year authorization to live in the U.S. and was announced alongside an expansion of Title 42 expulsions to include those nationalities."
Source: Fox News Article
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-freezes-controversial-migrant-flight-program-after-fraud-revelations
Description: Kamala Harris Says U.S. Will Enforce Law at the Southern Border "While we are clear that people should not come to the border now, we also understand that we will enforce the law." Mar 25, 2021
Source: Video Posted On YouTube By Bloomberg Quicktake
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPA_t1EXc4
Description: "Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to build a fair, orderly, and secure immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing joint actions with Mexico to reduce the number of people arriving at our Southwest border and create a more orderly and safe process for people fleeing the humanitarian and economic crisis in Venezuela."
Source: Homeland Security Press Release
Link: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2022/10/12/dhs-announces-new-migration-enforcement-process-venezuelans
Description: "Expanding the Parole Process for Venezuelans to Nicaraguans, Haitians, and Cubans. Today, the Biden Administration is announcing it will extend the successful Venezuela parole process and expand it to nationals of Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba. Up to 30,000 individuals per month from these four countries, who have an eligible sponsor and pass vetting and background checks, can come to the United States for a period of two years and receive work authorization."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/05/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-border-enforcement-actions/
Permit biological males to compete in female sports. Introduce explicit sexual education materials in grade schools. Require taxpayer funding for gender reassignment surgeries for prisoners.
Description: "After graduating, Kye Allums parlayed his career into advocacy work and is now a mentor to LGBT youth & a transgender advocate. #PrideMonth" (Graphic says "Kye Allums first openly transgender NCAA athlete to play division I sports.)
Source: Posted On X By Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/877697410658467841
Description: "Check out the book bans and — and how many of them are against either an LGBTQ+ author or have subject matter that is about LGBTQ+ subjects and people."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/10/17/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-in-a-moderated-conversation-with-maria-teresa-kumar-and-jay-ellis-during-the-national-fight-for-our-freedoms-college-tour/
Description: "When I was Attorney General …I made sure they changed the policy in the state of California so that every transgender inmate in the prison system would have access to the medical care that they desire and need."
Source: TransForm The White House Video Posted On Instagram By Team Trump
Link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-EQLMOPuQA/?igsh=MXBpMW9mbzRwNHQxMw%3D%3D
Description: "We want to ban assault weapons and they want to ban books."
Source: Video Posted On X By RNC Research
Link: https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1816500473505173757
Description: "The proposed rule would establish that policies violate Title IX when they categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity just because of who they are." (Biden-Harris Dept. of Ed. Proposed Change to its Title IX Regulations)
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Link: https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-us-department-educations-proposed-change-its-title-ix-regulations-students-eligibility-athletic-teams
Description: "And, who is currently representing the creators of the North Carolina Bathroom Bill targeting transgender students? Kyle Duncan."
Source: Posted On X By Vice President Kamala Harris
Link: https://x.com/VP/status/987056581950038016
Description: "Efforts to criminalize supportive medical care for transgender kids, to ban transgender children from playing sports, and to outlaw discussing LGBTQI+ people in schools undermine their humanity and corrode our Nation’s values."
Source: White House Website
Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/30/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2022/