Harris Backs Off Fracking Ban as GOP Campaigns on Past Position
- Harris supported ban on extraction method as candidate in 2019
- Reversal shows focus on vice president after Biden dropped out
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said she doesn’t support a ban on fracking, reversing a stance she took on the hot-button oil and gas extraction technique as a presidential candidate in 2019.
Harris’ previous anti-fracking position has emerged as a talking point for Republicans as they focus on the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Clips of her past remarks are appearing in campaign ads in the battleground state of Pennsylvania — a prolific natural gas producer.