Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Wednesday a new proposal aimed at boosting U.S. manufacturing during a speech in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
While speaking at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh, the Democratic presidential nominee said she would invest in critical sectors, offer tax credits for manufacturers, and double the number of registered apprenticeships by the end of her first term.
“We will prioritize investments for strengthening factory towns,” Harris said.
“I’m a capitalist. I believe in free and fair markets,” she said, adding that she strongly supports workers and labor unions.
Harris said her “opportunity economy” approach will enable the United States to lead in future industries and ensure that America, not China, “wins the competition for the twenty-first century.”…