Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are fighting for real solutions for working families, including support for public education; an economy that works for all; access to affordable, high-quality healthcare; and fighting for our freedoms.
Throughout her career—as a district attorney, an attorney general, a U.S. senator and the vice president—Harris has demonstrated her commitment to:
Supporting Public Education
- Provided a historic investment of $135 billion for public education to safely reopen schools and address staffing shortages, low pay and students’ learning loss.
- Supplied record investments in STEM education and career and technical education.
- Secured billions of dollars in new investment for historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
- Initiated over $167 billion in student debt relief and repaired the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Opposes private school vouchers.
Fighting for Economic Security and Workers’ Voices
- Created more than 15 million jobs through the Biden-Harris administration and helped the United States avoid a recession.
- Furnished record amounts of funding to rebuild and expand our national infrastructure—including public transit, bridges, roads and high-speed internet.
- Invested $825 billion in manufacturing and clean energy.
- Protected and strengthened Social Security and Medicare.
- Chairs the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment to advance workers’ rights, including the right to join a union.
Expanding Access to Affordable, High-quality Healthcare
- Lowered health insurance costs for 13 million people by an average of $800 per year.
- Capped the price of insulin for seniors at $35 and took on Big Pharma to allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
- Made the largest one-time investment in the healthcare workforce.
- Fought to set new maternal health standards, expand postpartum Medicaid and reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality.
Protecting Rights and Freedoms
- Fought for federal protections for reproductive healthcare and safeguards for patient privacy.
- Committed to passing the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to codify more protections for people exercising their right to vote.
- Led the battle to uphold marriage equality as California’s attorney general.
Ensuring Safe Communities
- Heads the first-ever Office of Gun Violence Prevention and successfully fought to close the “gun show loophole” and prevent domestic abusers from purchasing guns.
- Passed the most significant gun safety law in nearly 30 years.
- Advocated for community-based violence interruption programs, community schools and mental health services in schools to support student well-being and safety.
Fighting for Climate Justice
- Introduced legislation on clean water, lead pipes and electric vehicles—proposals eventually included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Defended laws protecting clean air and water while holding polluters accountable as California attorney general.
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