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Что пообещала Камала Харрис в случае победы на президентских выборах
On November 5, the United States will hold a presidential election. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will fight for the position of head of state. The main campaign promises of the Democratic candidates are in the RBC data.
Kamala Harris has pledged to continue providing military aid to Ukraine if she wins the presidency. “The United States is supporting Ukraine not out of charity, but because it serves our strategic interests,” she said.
The vice president also assured that if he were to occupy the Oval Office, he would not enter into any bilateral negotiations with the Russian leadership to end hostilities in Ukraine, saying only with Kiev’s participation “it should have the right to speak on the issue of its own future” and on the basis of the UN Charter.
Harris also sharply criticized Republican opponents’ proposal to resolve the conflict by having Ukrainian authorities give up territory in exchange for peace. “This is not a peace proposal. This is a surrender proposal,” she said. But Harris did not answer affirmatively when asked in the CBS interview whether she would support Ukraine’s entry into NATO, saying she would address the issue “when the time comes.”
In a statement marking the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Kamala Harris pledged to seek the release of all hostages, including American citizens, and to support America’s key Middle East allies. “I will always provide Israel with whatever it needs to defend itself against Iran and Iranian-backed terrorists like Hamas. My commitment to Israel’s security is unwavering,” she wrote.
In August, Harris reportedly expressed a “willingness” to consider an arms embargo on Israel during a meeting with anti-Biden protest organizers who advocated for a ceasefire in Gaza. Her campaign denied this and emphasized the vice president’s pledge to ensure the Jewish state has everything it needs to exercise its right to self-defense.
But in the same statement issued on October 7, Harris noted the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and pledged to “always fight so that the Palestinian people can realize their dignity, freedom, security, and self-government.” The vice president also reiterated her call for Israel to do more to increase humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, and reiterated her concerns about the “dire humanitarian situation” in the Palestinian enclave. Commenting on the assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on October 23, Harris said, “We need to work toward a two-state solution where both Israel and Palestine have security, and the Palestinian people have dignity and self-government. The determination and security they so desperately need is well deserved.”
At the same time, Harris called Iran America’s “biggest enemy.” “I think the obvious choice that comes to mind is Iran,” the politician told CBS. “They have American blood on their hands.” The vice president pledged to take whatever action is necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. At the same time, she promised to prioritize diplomacy in choosing the means.
As vice president and presidential candidate, Kamala Harris supported military cooperation within the North Atlantic Alliance and also supported the admission of two new members, Finland and Sweden. “NATO is at the core of our approach to global security. President Biden and I remain steadfast in our sacred commitment to NATO. And I believe <...> NATO is the greatest military alliance in history,” the politician said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference.
One of the central themes of the Democratic nomination campaign has been overcoming divisions within American society. In a campaign speech in North Carolina, Harris pledged to be “a president for all Americans” in her “closing statement” for the 2024 election. “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t treat people who disagree with me as enemies. He wants to put them in jail. I’m going to give them a seat at the table,” she said.
In a bid for national reconciliation, Harris has pledged to appoint Republicans to positions in the next administration (something Joe Biden did not do when he took office). “The American public will benefit if I have Republicans in my Cabinet,” Harris told CNN in August.
Middle class support and taxes for millionaires and corporations
In her speech after her official nomination, Harris pledged to create an “opportunity economy where everyone can compete and succeed.” To that end, she promised that if elected, she would provide up to $25,000 in down payments for first-time homebuyers and “more generous support” for first-time homebuyers in their families. The politician also said she would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and introduce paid family and medical leave.
Harris has promised that her administration will not raise taxes on Americans making less than $400,000 a year, but will raise the capital gains tax rate to 28 percent for Americans making more than $1 million a year. At the same time, she plans to increase the tax credit per child from $2,000 to $6,000 a year (Trump has also proposed this, but has proposed increasing it to $5,000). Another overlap in the two candidates’ economic programs is the elimination of the tip tax for workers in the service and hospitality industries.
At the same time, Harris argues that wealthy Americans and major corporations should make their “fair” contribution to the national economy. To that end, she proposes undoing Trump’s corporate tax cuts. The corporate tax rate would rise from 21% to 28%, quadrupling the tax on stock buybacks from 1% to 4%, and introducing a “billionaire minimum tax” of 25% on all income, including unrealized capital gains (it would only affect those worth more than $100 million). Harris also pledges to boost small business development by increasing the tax deduction for startup costs from $5,000 to $50,000 and attracting venture capital and government funding for small projects, including those in rural areas. “We’ll eliminate the paperwork that hinders small business development.”
Harris pledged that she and the Biden administration plan to continue efforts to lower drug prices, forgive medical debt, and ban “profiteering” on products during times of high demand, such as hurricane season.
If she wins, Harris also pledged to “resurrect” a bill that would have allocated $20 billion to strengthen security along the southern U.S. border, which was blocked by Republicans in Congress. The document was written by representatives from both parties. Among other things, he would require the U.S. president to close the border with Mexico if there are more than 5,000 crossings in a single day for a week, or if that number exceeds 85,000 on any given day, as part of his immigration reform. He also planned to tighten the criteria for U.S. asylum seekers and continue construction of a wall along the Mexican border.
“I know that we can build on our proud heritage as a nation of immigrants and reform our broken immigration system. We can secure our borders and create a path to citizenship,” Harris promised at the Democratic National Convention.
At the same time, the politician distanced himself from his previous image as a champion of illegal immigrants during the election campaign.
As vice president, Harris helped pass policies that effectively denied asylum to people who crossed the border illegally, and during her campaign she advocated for the prosecution of illegal immigrants.
As vice president and on the campaign trail, Harris criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which guaranteed federal constitutional protections for abortion rights. Over the next two years, the most conservative states had already adopted restrictions on abortion, even in cases of incest and rape. Harris became the first U.S. vice president to visit an abortion clinic and pledged to sign a national abortion-rights bill if it were introduced in Congress.