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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greets supporters at a campaign event at Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence on the Scott Northern Wake Campus of Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FACT FOCUS: A look at Harris' economic agenda

Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled her economic agenda in a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MELISSA GOLDIN
Published - Aug 16, 2024, 05:09 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 16, 2024, 05:09 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her economic agenda in a speech Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Democratic presidential nominee laid out plans including a proposal for a federal ban on what she called price gouging on groceries, as well as $25,000 in down payment help for certain first-time homebuyers and tax incentives for builders of starter homes. She also spoke at length about lowering drug costs and criticized the platform of her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump.

Here's a closer look at some of her promises and claims.

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