Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday that she will roll out her economic policy platform next week and that it will focus on inflation.
“It’ll be focused on the economy and what we need to do to bring down costs and also strengthen the economy,” she said in Phoenix ahead of an evening rally in Las Vegas.
The economy remains a critical issue for voters, as an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released Tuesday finds that Americans trust Donald Trump over Harris to handle the economy — but it is closely split. Fifty-one percent say Trump would be better at handling the economy, while 48% say Harris would be.
When asked about the independence of the Federal Reserve, and suggestions that Trump has made that he would try to exert direct power over monetary policy — Harris said she would “never interfere” in decisions made by the Fed.
“The Fed is an independent entity, and as president, I would never interfere in the decisions that the Fed makes,” Harris said.
Asked about concerns about a potential recession, Harris said, “There was some turbulence this week, but it seems to have settled itself, and we’ll see what decisions they make next. I hear about them about the same time you do.”
