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Harris slammed for saying most can’t

afford a $400 surprise expense:
‘Yeah, that’s called Bidenomics’
Harris was speaking at a 'reproductive rights' forum in Iowa

By Andrew Mark Miller | Fox News

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Kamala Harris slammed after saying most Americans are a $400 unexpected expense away from bankruptcy warn of
Conservatives blasted VP Harris and the economic policies of President Biden after she claimed that most Americans can’t afford a $400 unexpected ‘catastrophic’ cuts
expense.

Vice President Kamala Harris was blasted on social media over a claim that most
Americans would go "bankrupt" from an unexpected $400 expense while she was
lamenting how difficult it is for women in America to get abortions.

While speaking at a moderated discussion on "reproductive rights" in Iowa on Friday,

Harris spoke at length about how women in Iowa will endure economic hardship traveling
to other states for a legal abortion post- Roe v. Wade if a court allows a state abortion bill
to take effect.

she is a single parent, she's going to have to

" If
said. "She's going to lose time for work. Maybe
doesn't. Maybe she has paid sick leave. Maybe
for a plane, train, bus, gas. Most Americans are
bankruptcy. "
be able to pay for that childcare," Harris
she has paid family leave. Maybe she
she doesn't. She will have to be able to pay
a $400 unexpected expense away from

The quote was immediately criticized by conservatives on social media who suggested
that any economic hardship for the average American is a result of President Biden’s
policies after more than two years in office.

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"Yeah, that’s called Bidenomics and it’s a problem," GOP presidential candidate Sen. Tim
Scott responded. "Americans have lost $10,000 in spending power because of the Biden-
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on abortion at Howard University on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP
Photo/Nathan Howard)

Harris was likely referencing a 2022 Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households survey
released this year that showed nearly 40% of Americans lack the cash on hand to cover a
$400 emergency expense and would have to use credit cards or borrow money to cover it.

Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to
AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.

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