FRACKING: The trouble for her on this issue started in 2019 during the Democratic presidential primary when she said on CNN that “there’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking.” She abandoned that position as Biden’s running mate, but Trump, who will hold an event in central Pennsylvania today, has been hammering Harris over the issue whenever he’s in the Keystone State, which is the No. 2 producer of natural gas in the U.S.
Harris last night said unequivocally that she would not ban fracking as president, explaining that she has studied the issue and concluded that U.S. climate goals could be accomplished without a ban. This is clearer than she’s been before, but not exactly new. As she noted, the Inflation Reduction Act included an expansion of fracking leases, and Harris cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate for the bill.
Was she lying then or is she lying now?