Harris made the comments in her first major one-on-one interview as Democratic nominee.
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Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday night in her first major one-on-one interview as Democratic nominee that she is “going to go after” companies that price gouge, doubling down on the controversial economic plan that she has previously marketed as a way to rein in rising food prices.Key Facts
When asked by MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle to respond to criticisms that her plan to combat “price gouging” amounts to anti-competitive “price controls,” Harris responded: “Just to be very frank, I am never going to apologize for going after companies and corporations that take advantage of the desperation of the American people.
