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Harris said her opponent, Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump, was not concerned about the middle class.
"Instead of the Trump tax hike we will pass a middle class tax
cut that will benefit more than 100 million Americans," Harris
said in her speech, without giving further details.
Harris argued that the Republican former president's plan for
tariffs will serve as a price hike. Trump has threatened to use
tariffs to achieve what he terms as fair trade relations and
deals with other countries.
Harris called building the middle class "a defining goal of her
presidency" and vowed, if elected, to create an "opportunity
economy" where "everyone has the chance to compete and a chance
to succeed."
Last week, Harris outlined proposals to cut taxes for most
Americans, ban "price gouging" by grocers and build more
affordable housing.
Her agenda may run into resistance from both corporations and
the U.S. Congress, which rejected similar proposals when they
came from Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden.
Harris is aiming to draw a contrast with her opponent on broad
economic policies, specifically on tariffs and taxes.
(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Chicago and Kanishka Singh in
Washington; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Deepa Babington)
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