A NEW WAY FORWARD

Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are fighting for a New Way Forward that protects our fundamental freedoms, strengthens our democracy, and ensures every person has the opportunity to not just get by, but to get ahead. As a prosecutor, Attorney General, Senator, and now Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris always stood up for the people against predators, scammers, and powerful interests. She promises to be a president for all Americans, a president who unites us around our highest aspirations, and a president who always fights for the American people. From the courthouse to the White House, that has been her life’s work.

This is a conversion into bullets of the https://kamalaharris.com/issues/ page as of 9/23/2024.

Build an Opportunity Economy and Lower Costs for Families

• Support for Middle Class:
  • Vice President Harris, raised in a middle-class home, believes a strong middle class leads to a strong America.
  • Plans to create an “Opportunity Economy” allowing everyone to compete and succeed, regardless of location.
• Economic Security:
  • Prioritizes reducing costs and increasing economic security for all Americans.
  • Proposes cutting taxes for over 100 million working and middle-class Americans.
  • Plans to lower costs of essential needs like health care, housing, and groceries.
  • Will collaborate with labor, businesses, and workers to create well-paying jobs and maintain America’s global leadership.

Cut Taxes for Middle-Class Families

• Tax Relief:
  • Plans to cut taxes for over 100 million working and middle-class Americans by restoring the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.
  • Will expand the Child Tax Credit to provide a $6,000 tax cut for families with newborns.
• Fair Tax System:
  • No one earning less than $400,000 annually will pay more in taxes.
  • Proposes rolling back tax cuts for the wealthiest and implementing a billionaire minimum tax.
  • Plans to increase the tax rate on long-term capital gains for high earners to 28%.

Make Rent More Affordable and Homeownership More Attainable

• Housing Crisis Solutions:
  • Plans to build three million more affordable rental units and homes in her first term.
  • Proposes cutting red tape to speed up housing construction and penalizing firms that hoard homes.
  • Aims to outlaw new forms of price-fixing by corporate landlords.
• Support for Homebuyers:
  • Will provide first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 for down payments, with additional support for first-generation homeowners.
  • Believes homeownership is key to financial security and economic opportunity.

Grow Small Businesses and Invest in Entrepreneurs

• Support for Small Businesses:
  • Aims to drive 25 million new business applications by the end of her first term.
  • Plans to increase access to capital for small businesses and bring venture capital to overlooked areas.
  • Will expand the startup expense tax deduction and reduce red tape for business growth.
• Federal Contracts and Investments:
  • Advocates for expanding federal contracts for minority-owned small businesses.
  • Supports increasing the share of federal contracts awarded to small businesses.

Take on Bad Actors and Bring Down Costs

• Fighting Corporate Exploitation:
  • Plans to ban corporate price gouging on essential goods, building on existing state statutes.
  • Proposes to lower drug prices and cap insulin costs for all Americans.
  • Targets pharmacy middlemen who inflate consumer prices.

Strengthen and Bring Down the Cost of Health Care

• Affordable Health Care for All:
  • Plans to expand and strengthen the Affordable Care Act.
  • Proposes extending health care premium tax credits and lowering prescription drug costs.
  • Plans to negotiate lower drug prices and accelerate Medicare coverage.
• Addressing Maternal Mortality:
  • Advocates for extended Medicaid postpartum coverage, currently adopted by 46 states.

Protect and Strengthen Social Security and Medicare

• Securing Social Benefits:
  • Plans to protect Social Security and Medicare from political attacks.
  • Proposes making the wealthy pay their fair share to strengthen these programs.

Support American Innovation and Workers

• Infrastructure and Industry Investment:
  • Supports investments in semiconductors, clean energy, AI, and other future industries.
  • Advocates for unions and pro-union legislation like the PRO Act and Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act.
  • Proposes raising the minimum wage and ending sub-minimum wages for tipped workers.

Provide a Pathway to the Middle Class Through Quality, Affordable Education

• Education and Training:
  • Plans to expand access to affordable childcare and preschool.
  • Supports public education, reducing student debt, and making higher education affordable.
  • Advocates for increased investments in HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions.

Invest in Affordable Child Care and Long-Term Care

• Care Economy Investments:
  • Proposes expanding high-quality home care services and childcare.
  • Advocates for fair wages and respect for care workers.

Lower Energy Costs and Tackle the Climate Crisis

• Climate Action and Energy Security:
  • Plans to build a thriving clean energy economy and reduce household energy costs.
  • Advocates for environmental justice and international cooperation on climate challenges.

Safeguard Our Fundamental Freedoms

• Protect Reproductive Freedoms:
  • Opposes a national abortion ban and supports restoring reproductive rights nationwide.
  • Plans to sign laws protecting a woman’s right to choose.

Protect Civil Rights and Freedoms

• Voting Rights and Anti-Discrimination:
  • Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
  • Advocates for anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQI+ Americans.

Ensure Safety and Justice for All

• Community Safety and Gun Control:
  • Plans to ban assault weapons and support gun safety laws.
  • Supports funding law enforcement and community safety programs.

Secure Our Borders and Fix Our Broken Immigration System

• Comprehensive Immigration Reform:
  • Advocates for border security and a pathway to citizenship.
  • Supports deploying more resources to intercept drugs and human trafficking.

Tackle the Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis

• Drug Epidemic Solutions:
  • Plans to intercept illicit drugs and fund lifesaving programs.
  • Supports expanding access to naloxone and ending the opioid epidemic.

Ensure No One Is Above the Law

• Judicial Accountability:
  • Proposes Supreme Court reforms like ethics rules compliance and term limits.
  • Believes no former president should have immunity for crimes.

Keep America Safe, Secure, and Prosperous

• Global Leadership and Security:
  • Committed to strengthening U.S. alliances and global leadership.
  • Plans to invest in American innovation and ensure the U.S. remains a global leader.

Stand With Our Allies, Stand Up to Dictators, and Lead on the World Stage

• Defending American Values:
  • Plans to stand against threats from countries like China, North Korea, and Iran.
  • Supports Israel’s right to defend itself while working to resolve conflicts.

Support Service Members, Veterans, Their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors

• Veteran Support:
  • Plans to end veteran homelessness and invest in mental health and suicide prevention.
  • Committed to ensuring veterans receive the benefits they have earned.