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Position changed — claims consistency

Kamala Harris

Vice President of the United States; Democratic presidential nominee

Compared on: Whether the federal government should ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

THEN · SEP 2019

There's no question I'm in favor of banning fracking, so yes.

2019-09-04 · U.S. Senator for California; Democratic presidential candidate

CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall — answer to audience question on a day-one federal fracking ban

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NOW · AUG 2024

No, and I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking. As vice president, I did not ban fracking. As president, I will not ban fracking.

2024-08-29 · Vice President of the United States; Democratic presidential nominee

CNN interview with Dana Bash (Savannah, GA, with Tim Walz) — asked if she still wants to ban fracking

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An explanation of the change was located in the declared source universe. Searched through 2024-08-29.

Their explanation, on the record:
“No, and I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking.”
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