'What we're waiting for is for Congress to have the courage to act,' said the senator.
California senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris said Sunday that if she were elected to the Oval Office, she would give Congress a short window to act on passing stricter gun control laws, but then take action on her own if lawmakers failed to act.
Where Americans are at a loss on the matter of gun control, argued Harris, was for"people in Congress to have the courage to do something." "If, by my 100th day in office when I'm elected President of the United States, the United States Congress fails to put a bill on my desk to sign, with all of the good ideas — or any of the good ideas — then I'm prepared to take executive action because that's what's needed," Harris told Tapper.
While it is not immediatley clear that a president could enact these policies solely through executive order, Harris stated with certainty that"Yes it can." "I am also acutely aware that we have a criminal justice system in America that is deeply flawed, has often been informed by bias, and is in need of severe reform," she continued,"which is why my entire career I have worked to do both."
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