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 [is] 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.”
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The vice president released her plan for the economy last month.
According to the plan, Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) “know that prices are still too high for middle-class families, which is why their top economic priorities will be lowering the costs of everyday needs like health care, housing and groceries and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle-class Americans.”
A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll found 59% of registered voters identify the economy as a “crucial factor” when voting in the upcoming election.
Additionally, it found 68% of Americans believe the condition of the economy is either “fair or poor” while only 32% are convinced the economy is “excellent” or “good.”
