(NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to unveil an economic plan Friday that will focus on her promise to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries and outline strategies to cut other costs.
Harris will outline her plans at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, marking her first policy-centric speech. The speech will also offer voters a glimpse of what to expect at the upcoming Democratic National Convention and possibly over the next four years.
The Harris campaign also released a comprehensive four-year plan aimed at reducing housing costs and addressing the housing shortage gripping the nation — another major driver of inflation.
Harris plans to use federal resources to promote the construction of 3 million new housing units if elected. Her plan also includes passing legislation to slow rent increases and providing $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.
‘We’re the underdog campaign‘: Harris
The Harris campaign shared a YouTube video Thursday night featuring a conversation between Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, discussing everything from food to music and football.
The video was released as former President Donald Trump held his second news conference in as many weeks, where he continued to criticize Harris for allegedly avoiding the media.
Despite this, the warm and congenial chat between Harris and Walz has garnered more than 1 million views as of Friday morning.
In the video, Harris playfully teases Walz for not answering the initial phone call about his selection as the Democratic candidate for vice president.
“You didn’t answer, Tim. What happened?” Harris asks, to which Walz responds, “I know. I know. The most important call of my life; it popped up and we didn’t recognize the caller ID.”
They also discussed their families, Walz’s high school football coaching career and how he successfully turned the school’s program around, comparing that experience and their campaign.
Additionally, they both describe their campaign as the underdog in the race for the White House.
“Our campaign is the underdog campaign; with our joy we have to understand we are still up against some forces that are trying to divide our country. It pains me the division and the stoking of divisions that has taken place,” Harris said.
The video was released on the same day Harris and President Joe Biden held a campaign rally together in Maryland for the first time since Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris as the new Democratic Party presidential nominee.
