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Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., declined to say outright whether he supported Vice President Kamala Harris’ recently rolled out price-control proposal in the food industry, which her campaign described as a first-ever ban on “price-gouging.”
“We haven’t seen the details of it yet. She hasn’t — she hasn’t put out the details,” the California governor and Democratic star player told Fox News Digital when asked if he was backing Harris’ economic plan, particularly the price-fixing aspect of it.
Newsom did not answer the question upon the first two attempts, and the governor’s security guard at one point physically swatted away Fox News Digital’s microphone.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom did not say if he supported Vice President Kamala Harris’ price-fixing plan. (Getty Images)
“When I have an opportunity to view those details — if it’s along the lines of what Elizabeth Warren’s done, I think it is meritorious and interesting,” he continued his answer on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation that is aimed at cracking down on what she refers to as “price-gouging” by corporations. The Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2024 would give the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general authority to “enforce a federal ban against grossly excessive price increases, regardless of a seller’s position in a supply chain.”
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has introduced legislation to address what she refers to as “price gouging.” (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The progressive senator’s legislation was introduced alongside co-sponsors and vulnerable Democratic Sens. Bob Casey, D-Penn., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. The two are each seeking re-election in November in battleground states where Harris’ and their own policies are not always…
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