Staff Reports
Kamala Harris’s recent interview on MSNBC was yet another audition for the role of “Queen of Empty Promises.” The Vice President took the opportunity to declare her grand plan to build three million homes if she’s granted the presidency in November. Playing the part of a generous Santa Claus to first-time homebuyers, she even announced a $25,000 down payment assistance program. However, considering her track record, an average American might wonder if she’s simply planning to send them those $25,000 checks while leaving the actual homes to be haunted by ghosts of promises past.
Looking back at Harris’s performance and management skills, it’s hard to spot any construction accomplishments. Her significant role in passing the “Inflation Reduction Act” can be seen more as a Christmas list for the global warming lobby than action-packed infrastructure reform. Even President Joe Biden has acknowledged the bill primarily serves to line the pockets of environmentalists rather than actually solve inflation or help American families.
The government spent $7.5 billion on 500,000 electric vehicle chargers.
Only 8 chargers have been built in over two years.
What is Pete Buttigieg's response? We are ‘on track.’ pic.twitter.com/MhZlBaIjt5
— Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) September 20, 2024
Then there was the infamous infrastructure bill, which promised 500,000 electric vehicle chargers by 2030. As of now, given the pace of actual installations, one might think that charging stations are akin to unicorns—elusive and possibly mythical. With only eight chargers up and running, after the country forked over $7.5 billion, it seems taxpayers are somehow footing a bill of $1 billion per charger constructed. The response from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was that we’re “on track.” On what track, one wonders? Maybe the track leads right back to the starting line.
In yet another hair-raising feat of administrative prowess, Harris was tasked with leading a $42 billion plan to provide broadband internet to every corner of the nation. As the days dragged on, one could easily begin to suspect that the “broadband” they were peddling was more like “broad band,” since no one has been connected after a full year. Reports have leaked that the initiative is riddled with dysfunction and delays, eliciting the image of bureaucrats fumbling through a chaotic mess while silently cursing at their computer screens.
Even the Federal Communications Commissioner has taken the liberty of pointing out that Harris has been in charge of this expansive internet connection plan for a jaw-dropping 1,044 days and produced exactly zero results. To add insult to injury, insiders have sportsily referred to the chaos involved as “a chaotic implementation environment.” If that’s the best Harris can do with a massive budget and plenty of time, one has to raise eyebrows at claims of suddenly making housing accessible across the nation.
In short, while her promises may sound warm and fuzzy on the surface, Harris’s record leads one to doubt the feasibility, reliability, or truth of her ambitious housing plans. As history has shown, empty promises tend to reveal themselves long before construction starts or major projects are completed. In the meantime, the American public might be best served looking elsewhere for their future roofs and foundations.
