Harris: Calling for Fracking Ban in 2019 Is a ‘Mischaracterization that Is Intended to Make People Afraid of My Presidency’

DELANO: “I wanted to ask you, there’s a political ad on TV from a 2019 climate hall town meeting that you had, in which you basically said, quote, ‘There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,’ unquote. The ad claims that if you’re elected president you will ban fracking and you will cost Pennsylvania over 300,000 jobs. Have you changed your view on fracking and if so, why?”
Harris: “So let me start by saying that that ad, as you described it, is absolutely a mischaracterization that I think is intended to make people afraid of my presidency. Let me be absolutely clear, as I’ve been when I said it back in 2020, I will not ban fracking. I did not as vice president. In fact, I cast the tie-breaking vote to open up more fracking leases. And my perspective on this is grounded in a number of things, including —“