Washington, DC – Vice President Kamala Harris today delivered a speech outlining the three pillars of her economic agenda. Her first pillar – lowering costs for families – included expanding the Child Tax Credit, reducing child care and elder care expenses, and guaranteeing paid leave for workers.
Last week, the NWLC Action Fund applauded Vice President Harris for announcing her support on the campaign trail for capping the cost of child care at 7% of a household’s income.
Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement in response: “By including an expanded Child Tax Credit, child care and elder care, and paid leave in the first pillar of her economic agenda, Vice President Harris is reaffirming that family policy is economic policy. Again and again, Kamala Harris is showing women and families that she will fight for their priorities, while Donald Trump’s economic policy is more tax giveaways to himself and his billionaire backers.”
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