Gov. Gavin Newsom, a California Democrat, declined to say outright whether he supported Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent proposal for price controls on the food industry, which her campaign described as the first ban on “price gouging.”
“We haven’t seen the details yet. She hasn’t released the details,” the California governor and prominent Democratic Party figure told Fox News Digital when asked if he backed Harris’ economic plan, particularly the pricing aspect.
Newsom failed to answer the question on the first two attempts, and at one point the governor’s security guard physically hit Fox News Digital’s microphone.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom did not say whether he supported Vice President Kamala Harris’s price-fixing plan. (Getty Images)
“When I get a chance to look at those details, if they’re in line with what Elizabeth Warren did, I think that’s commendable and interesting,” he continued his response Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation that aims to crack down on what she calls “price gouging” by corporations. The Preventing Price Gouging Act of 2024 would give the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general the authority to “enforce a federal ban on unreasonably high price increases, regardless of the seller’s position in the supply chain.”
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Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced legislation to address what she calls “price gouging.” (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The progressive senator’s legislation was introduced alongside co-sponsors and vulnerable Democratic Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. Both are seeking reelection in November in battleground states where their own and Harris’ policies don’t always enjoy broad support.
According to Newsom, “I’ve been going after price gouging in California as it relates to the oil companies and Big Pharma.”
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California Governor Gavin Newsom applauds during the first day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 19, 2024. (Reuters/Alyssa Pointer)
“It seems to me to make more sense,” he said of Harris’ proposal. “But I haven’t had a chance to review the details.”
Newsom separately told Fox News Digital on Monday that Harris’ broader economic proposal was “very familiar.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris’s economic agenda expanded on elements of policies from both her administration and President Biden’s. (Getty Images)
“Child tax credits. Newborn tax credits. Focus on the earned income tax credit. We don’t think those programs work, we know they work,” he said in reaction to its release, which included a dramatic expansion of the child tax credit, allowing up to $6,000 during a child’s first year of life, as well as an extension of prescription drug price caps for everyone instead of just seniors.
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It would also establish a $40 billion fund to help local governments build more housing units and include a crackdown on landlords.
The Harris campaign did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication.
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