The meat industry is pushing back on Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to call for a federal ban on “price gouging” when it comes to groceries, especially meat prices.Harris is expected to lay out her economic agenda in a speech in North Carolina on Friday. Her vice-presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, also is on the campaign stump and is set to visit Omaha on Saturday.
The Harris campaign on Friday stated her plan for the first 100 days in office would be to “bring down costs for American families.” That includes creating “the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food and groceries.” Harris wants more authority for the Federal Trade Commission and states to investigate companies for antitrust practices. Read more