Harris on CNN declares ‘the climate crisis is real’ – ‘We should apply metrics that include holding ourselves to deadlines around time’ – Touts investing ‘a trillion dollars’ to transition to ‘a clean energy economy’
CNN Puts Kamala Harris on the Spot Over Her Flip-Flop Fracking Position
DANA BASH: “When you were in Congress, you supported the Green New Deal, and in 2019, you said, quote, ‘There is no question I’m in favor of banning fracking’ … Do you still want to ban fracking?”
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Here’s What You Missed in Kamala Harris’ Trainwreck Edited Interview with Chaperone Tim Walz on CNN
Excerpt: Kamala Harris made it clear during the interview that she has no intention of moderating her extreme positions. When asked if her values had changed, she proudly declared, “My values have not changed.” And that’s exactly the problem.
Harris’s values include support for mass amnesty for illegal immigrants, ending cash bail for criminals, decriminalizing illegal border crossings, banning fracking, and even abolishing private health insurance.
One of the most blatant lies Harris told during the interview was regarding her stance on fracking. She claims she won’t ban fracking, despite having enthusiastically supported such a ban in the past.
The hypocrisy is staggering. What changed, Kamala? The polls? Or was it the reality that banning fracking would devastate key swing states like Pennsylvania?
Dana Bash: I want to get some clarity on where you stand on some key policy issues. Energy is a big one. When you were in Congress, you supported the Green New Deal. In 2019, you said, “There is no question I’m in favor of banning fracking.” Fracking, as you know, is a pretty big issue, particularly in your must-win state of Pennsylvania. Do you still want to ban fracking?
Kamala Harris: No, and I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking. As Vice President, I did not ban fracking. As President, I will not ban fracking.
Dana Bash: In 2019, I believe, at a town hall, you were asked, “Would you commit to implementing a federal ban on fracking on your first day in office?” and you said, “There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking. So yes.” So it changed in that campaign?
Kamala Harris: In 2020, I made very clear where I stand. We are in 2024, and I’ve not changed that position, nor will I going forward. I kept my word, and I will keep my word.
Dana Bash: What made you change that position at the time?
Kamala Harris: Well, let’s be clear. My values have not changed. I believe it is very important that we take seriously what we must do to guard against what is a clear crisis in terms of the climate.
And to do that, we can do what we have accomplished thus far, the Inflation Reduction Act, what we have done to invest by my calculation, over probably a trillion dollars over the next 10 years, investing in a clean energy economy.
What we’ve already done, creating over 300,000 new clean energy jobs. That tells me, from my experience as Vice President, we can do it without banning fracking. In fact, Dana, excuse me, I cast the tie-breaking vote that actually increased leases for fracking as Vice President. So I’m very clear about where I stand.
Marc Morano, publisher of Climate Depot:
“Vice President Harris addressed her reversals on fracking and other issues by claiming her ‘values’ have not changed, particularly when it comes to climate change. Harris claims there is a ‘climate crisis’ and that to solve it, she touts spending ‘a trillion dollars’ and applying ‘metrics that include holding ourselves to deadlines around time.’ So Harris’s position on climate change still echoes the Harris of 2019. Her repeated attempts to say she will not ‘ban’ fracking do not address the fact that continuing Green New Deal/Inflation Reduction Act policies will impose the death of a thousand cuts on fracking and other U.S. energy production.
Harris-Walz will continue the ideological Net Zero fairy-tale that government spending and mandates can alter the Earth’s climate system. Harris’s energy plans will continue to hammer America first.”