What are Kamala Harris' views on important political issues?
Harris has supported a ban on assault weapons and on the sale of high-capacity magazines.
She co-sponsored a bill to ban assault weapons and the sale of high-capacity magazines, defined as those which can fire more than 10 rounds without reloading. Harris has said, "We need reasonable gun safety laws in this country, starting with universal background checks..."
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In 2019, Kamala Harris shared a plan which would guarantee up to 6 months of paid family and medical leave for all American workers.
Through the plan, workers could take leave for serious health conditions, caring for new children or family members with serious health conditions, and to address any needs stemming from sexual assault or domestic violence.
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Kamala Harris has made several proposals to support businesses and people through the coronavirus pandemic.
She announced the RELIEF Act, which would ban evictions and foreclosures for a year and prohibit landlords from raising rent, as well as the Saving Our Street Act, which would give grants of up to $250,000 to certain small businesses.
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In 2019, Harris announced her support for the decriminalisation of sex work (having previously opposed the idea).
She told The Root, “I do not believe that anybody who hurts another human being or profits off of their exploitation should be free of criminal prosecution... But when you’re talking about consenting adults, we should consider that we can’t criminalize consensual behavior.”
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Kamala Harris supports The Paris Agreement on climate change and the Green New Deal.
Harris wants to build a “clean economy” that creates jobs. She revealed a plan calling for $10 trillion in public and private funding to build infrastructure, clean energy, and climate resilience measures. The plan also calls for net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.
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Kamala Harris would like to fund a Medicare for All healthcare plan by taxing stock and bond trades, and derivatives transactions.
The plan stated all Americans would immediately have the ability to buy into Medicare. There would then be a 10-year phase-in period wherein newborns and the uninsured would be automatically enrolled. The plan would be partially funded by taxes on Wall Street and offshore income.
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Kamala Harris made a proposal to financially support American families through the coronavirus pandemic.
Harris was part of a group of senators who proposed providing $2,000 monthly payments to American families struggling due to COVID-19.
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Kamala Harris has proposed a plan to prevent the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants to America.
Her plan would involve the use of executive actions to remove the threat of deportation. It would also remove barriers that prevent many "Dreamers"—undocumented immigrants who were brought to America as children—from receiving legal status through a green card application.
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In 2019, Harris announced a plan to have tests completed on a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits.
Harris planned to invest $1 billion to help states clear (within 4 years) hundreds of thousands of rape kits—including physical and DNA evidence gathered from rape victims—that had gone untested for a decade (as of 2019). Reforms were also suggested to prevent future backlogs.
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Kamala Harris supports a form of "reparations by default" for black Americans— this approach would also see non-black people benefit.
Harris supports the Lift Act, which would provide a tax credit for all families making up to $100,000, which would be a default benefit to black people but isn’t exactly reparations. Harris explained, "...any policy that will benefit black people, will benefit all of society."