Vice President Kamala Harris dodged a question asking her if she could explain what she meant when stating that the Biden administration would take "equity" into account when disbursing natural disaster relief.
Her comments came on Friday after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm and in South Carolina as a Category 1 storm. At least 47 people died in Florida after the hurricane made landfall. Harris made the comments at the Democratic National Committee's Women’s Leadership Forum.
"It is our lowest-income communities and our communities of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions," Harris said. "We have to address this in a way that is about giving resources based on equity, understanding that we fight for equality, but we also need to fight for equity."
In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, when asked if she could clarify the comments, she didn't answer the question.
"Vice President, can you clarify what you meant about equity for hurricane relief," Harris was asked.
VP Kamala Harris dodges question asking about dispersing Hurricane Ian relief based on 'equity'
- by: Adam Sabes
- 10.02.22
- Source:
Fox News
- 10/03/2022
Kamala Harris by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum is licensed under flickr Joint Task Force - National Capi
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