Kamala Harris Receives Pushback From CBS News Correspondent While Discussing Her Plan for Economy
Vice President Kamala Harris faced questions as she attempted to explain her plan for the economy. CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker asked Harris about how she plans to pay for her plan during an edition of “60…
Vice President Kamala Harris faced questions as she attempted to explain her plan for the Economy.
CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker asked Harris about how she plans to pay for her plan during an edition of “60 Minutes” that aired Monday evening.
During the interview, Harris told Whitaker her plan for the Economy involves making investments in the middle class and small businesses.
“But pardon me, Madam Vice President, the question was how are you going to pay for it?” Whitaker asked.
She replied, “Well, one of the things I’m going to make sure that the richest among us, who can afford it, pay their fair share in taxes. It is not right that teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations and I plan on making that fair.”
Whitaker pushed back, saying, “But we’re dealing with the real world here.”
He asked, “How are you going to get this through Congress?”
Harris explained, “You know, when you talk quietly with a lot of folks in Congress, they know exactly what I’m talking about because their constituents know exactly what I’m talking about. Their constituents are those firefighters and teachers and nurses.”