Harris/Biden To Make 1st Joint Campaign Appearance Since Biden Exit Shortly

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are shortly due to appear together on stage for the first time since Biden withdrew from the race and Harris was elevated to the top of the ticket. Livestream

• Harris and Biden, speaking at Prince George’s County Community College in Maryland, will tout an announcement today that Medicare is expected to save USD$6 billion following price negotiations on 10 drugs, according to a HHS statement. The announcement will be presented as a major victory for a central pillar of the Inflation Reduction Act.
• Although Harris is unlikely to make a major break from Biden's economic policies, she is expected to pivot to a greater emphasis on middle-class voters and away from the blue-collar focus of Biden's strategy.
• Bloomberg notes that in her first policy speech, in North Carolina tomorrow, Harris "will call for a federal ban on food and grocery price gouging as part of a broader set of proposals intended to reduce consumer costs."
• The New York Times notes: “Harris will outline a sort of reboot of the administration’s economic agenda, according to four people familiar with Ms. Harris’s plans.”