Harris Pledges to Serve All in Greenville, Warns of ‘Unchecked Trump’
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Kamala Harris initiated the final stretch of her 2024 campaign in Greenville, highlighting her commitment to work for Americans and contrasting her leadership style with Donald Trump’s. During her rally, she reiterated her promise to address affordable housing with a $25,000 assistance for first-time home buyers and to expand the child tax credit. She also unveiled her proposal to have Medicare cover long-term in-home care expenses for seniors, stating it would help the “sandwich generation” – people raising children while also caring for their elderly parents.
Kamala Harris rallies in Greenville, warning about Trump’s threat to freedom while pledging $25,000 aid for first-time home buyers, and long-term Medicare coverage for seniors’ in-home care.
Chanelle Pickens, a volunteer for the Harris-Walz campaign, stood with her 12-year-old daughter, Addison, at Kamala Harris’s Greenville rally. Pickens admitted she disagreed with some of Harris’ policies, but cited abortion rights and Harris’s differing temperament and rhetoric from Trump as critical factors in her support.
Harris, who later echoed Pickens’s sentiments, aims to distinguish herself from Trump’s calls for vengeance by promising to work for all Americans, starting with the final stretch of her 2024 campaign in the deciding state.
At a packed Williams Arena at Eastern Carolina University, she underscored the increasing number of Republicans endorsing her campaign or deeming Trump unfit for a White House return. She draws attention to recent reports about Ret. US Army Gen. Mark Milley’s damning assessment of Trump’s dangerous potential.
Harris warns of Trump’s growing danger, alluding to his recent spread of misinformation about the North Carolina storm response, which hampered relief efforts and deterred residents from seeking aid.
With a commitment to fixing problems and fighting for all American people, Harris paints a vision of a “new and optimistic generation of leadership” free from Trump’s violent and undemocratic rhetoric.
In her speech, Harris emphasises her prosecutorial record in California and reiterates her plans to address the housing crisis with a $25,000 aid for first-time home buyers, and expansion of the child tax credit to $6,000 for families with newborns.
She also introduces a new policy wherein Medicare would cover long-term in-home care costs for seniors, enhancing their dignity and providing support to those juggling young children and elderly parents.
Relating her own experience caring for her cancer-diagnosed mother, Harris paints a vivid picture of the challenges faced by caregivers, resonating deeply with the crowd.
@cardinalandpine For Kamala Harris, the issue of home healthcare is personal. Harris helped take care of her mother when she was diagnosed with cancer that ultimately took her life. Under the Vice President’s proposal, Medicare would pay for home healthcare so people aren’t forced to leave the workforce to take care of an ailing parent.
Despite being ineligible to vote until 2032, young Addison Pickens has her eyes on the election. “I’m really grateful to have possibly our first Black woman president, which I think is awesome,” she says, excited for the election’s outcome.
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