(The Center Square) – Vice President Kamala Harris was the latest to visit Arizona as election day nears. Appearing in Phoenix, Harris began her speech by zeroing in on Arizona’s tribal voters, noting specifically the Gila River Indian Tribe.
“I strongly believe that our relationship between the U.S. government and tribal government is sacred,” Harris said.
Other things Harris brought up during her speech included her plans to bring down the cost of living, support small businesses, expand affordable healthcare and protect abortion access.
“Under my economic plan, we will bring down the cost of housing,” Harris said. “We will help first time homebuyers with their down payment with $25,000 down payment assistance.”
Additionally, she said that she would expand medicare to cover home healthcare for seniors in addition to providing parents with $6,000 for the first year of their child’s life. The cost of the first idea would be in the hundreds of billions of dollars over 10 years, while the second would be much smaller.
Harris noted her support for the Affordable Care Act and how she would ensure that it remains in place, noting Arizona’s John McCain who cast the deciding vote for upholding the Affordable Care Act years ago.
“Donald Trump is trying to get rid of the Affordable Care Act,” Harris said. “They were trying to get rid of the Affordable Care Act and it took one more vote to keep that act in place and that vote was the late, great John McCain.”
Harris also honed in on reinstating abortion access for women, saying that not only will she sign Roe v. Wade back into law, but she encourages Arizonans to vote for Prop. 139 on their ballot which would enshrine abortion access up until the point of fetal viability for Arizonans.
“One does not have to abandon their faith or their deeply held beliefs to agree that the government should not be telling her want to do,” Harris said.
Finally, Harris noted that she has received support from a range of political parties, saying she believes she can win this election, but Arizona remains a battleground state. At this time, former President Donald Trump has a slight edge over Harris in Arizona, according to recent polls.
“So much is on the line in this election,” Harris said. “This is not 2016 or 2020 because if you remember a few months ago, the United States Supreme Court told the former president he is effectively immune from whatever he does in office.”
Harris encouraged Arizonans to vote early in this election. Harris’ visit came after her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, participated in a rally on Tuesday and Vice Presidential Candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance spoke in Arizona on Wednesday. Additionally, First Lady Jill Biden will be visiting Yuma on Friday and Trump will be stopping in Arizona on Sunday.
