>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE IT. HI, EVERYBODY!
>> Vice President Harris: BUT OTHER THAN THAT.
>> Stephen: THAT RIGHT THERE, THAT'S VICE PRESIDENT
KAMALA HARRIS. LET'S ASSUME FOR A MOMENT
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS GOING TO RUN AGAIN, WHAT YOU IMAGINE THE NEXT
ELECTIONS GOING TO BE ABOUT? WHAT ARE THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT
WILL DEFINE THIS ELECTION? >> Vice President Harris: I
THINK THERE WILL BE, AS THE PRESIDENT SAID, ABOUT SEEING IT
THROUGH AND BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED
THUS FAR. YOU THINK ABOUT IT, AND ONLY THE
LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BY MY ESTIMATE WITH THE BILLS ON THE
LEGISLATION WE HAVE PASSED, WE ARE PUTTING $1 TRILLION ONTO THE
STREETS OF AMERICA AROUND THE CLIMATE CRISIS, RESILIENCE,
ADAPTATION, WHAT WE ARE DOING AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
STUDENTS HERE. WHAT WE ARE DOING IN TERMS OF
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS, BUT ALSO THIS VERY EXCITING MOMENT IN THE WORLD
AROUND A NEW ECONOMY, WE ARE BUILDING A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
WHAT THAT MEANS NOT ONLY IN THE JOBS THAT WE ARE CREATING AN
AMERICAN BASED MANUFACTURING, BUT WHAT WE ARE RIGHTLY DOING TO
PRIORITIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN AIR AND WATER.
>> Stephen: OKAY, WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE, THAT'S BEEN OUR
PRIORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. HOW DO YOU SQUARE THAT WITH THE
PRESIDENT HAVING SAID THERE WILL BE NO NEW DRILLING LICENSES
ISSUED ON PUBLIC LAND AND THEN APPROVING THE WILLOW OIL PROJECT
IN ALASKA? PEOPLE SAY THAT'S BREAKING
CAMPAIGN PROMISE AND WAS A CALCULUS THERE?
>> Vice President Harris: I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS BEING
MADE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE
MADE, WE ARE PUTTING AMERICA BACK ON THE GLAM GLOBALLY,
RECOGNIZING THAT WE MUST LIVE UP TO OUR ROLE IN TERMS OF OUR
ABILITY TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE, CREATE JOBS, AND REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. AGAIN, TRAVELING THE WORLD, THEY
ARE WATCHING WHAT WE'RE DOING AS AN EXAMPLE AND AS A CHALLENGE TO
NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE. I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN
QUITE BOLD IN TERMS OF THE ADVANCES THAT WE ARE MAKING THUS
FAR. WE HAVE MORE TO DO.
BUT LOOK FOR EXAMPLE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
WE PASSED LEGISLATION MEANING PEOPLE WILL GET REBATES, NOT
ONLY IF YOU BUY A NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY
REBATES ON USED ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
WE ARE INVESTING IN THE MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRIC SCHOOL
BUSES AND PARTNERING WITH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT ARE
TRAINING OUR WORKFORCE TO DO THE MOST ADVANCED WORK THAT'S BEING
DONE. >> Stephen: WAS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION IN THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT WHEN THE BLOWBACK WOULD BE
FOR APPROVING THE WILLOW OIL PROJECT?
BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN QUITE UPSET ABOUT IT.
I THINK THERE'S PROTESTERS OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> Vice President Harris: I THINK THE CONCERNS ARE BASED ON
WHAT WE SHOULD ALL BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
THE SOLUTIONS HAVE TO BE AND INCLUDE WHAT WE ARE DOING IN
TERMS OF GOING FORWARD AND INVESTMENTS.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO ASK YOU SOMETHING ABOUT BEING IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH. ARE YOU IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OR ARE YOU IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
BECAUSE MIKE PENCE SAID HE WILL NOT ANSWER THE SUBPOENA GIVEN TO
HIM BY THE SPECIAL COUNSEL LOOKING INTO JANUARY 6TH AND THE
DOCUMENTS CASE. BECAUSE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE, HE'S A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE A
SEPARATION OF POWERS. WHAT'S IT CALLED, THE DEBATE
CLAUSE PROTECTS THEM FROM THAT. SO YOU WILL,
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, ARE YOU IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OR ARE YOU IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
>> Vice President Harris: I'M IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: LIKE CHECK ONE,
YOU GET TO PICK WHEN YOU GO IN THERE?
IS IT LIKE PICK A FISH OR CHICKEN WHEN YOU GET THE JOB?
YOU PICK THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH? WITH YOU MAKE OF THAT ARGUMENT?
>> Vice President Harris: I DON'T MAKE MUCH OF IT.
[LAUGHTER] I THINK -- WELL, LISTEN.
IT'S A FACT AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, I'M ALSO
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THAT'S BEEN THE CASE FOR
EVERYBODY'S PRESIDENT BEFORE ME. THAT IS A FACT.
BUT THIS IS, WITHOUT ANY QUESTION, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OF GOVERNMENT. >> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
WE HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER BRIEF BREAK, BUT STICK AROUND BECAUSE
KAMALA HARRIS WILL BE BACK WHEN YOU RETURN!