Harris-Walz Visit to Phoenix Highlights What’s at Stake in November:  300,000 Clean Energy Jobs and Hundreds of Environmental Protections

Glendale, AZ— Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Governor Tim Walz visited the Phoenix area with a campaign event at Glendale’s Desert Diamond Arena attended by more than 20,000 people.

Vice President Harris cast the deciding vote to pass the clean energy plan, creating more than 300,000 clean energy jobs across the country and spurring over $11 billion in new investment for clean energy projects in Arizona alone. According to a recent poll, when asked to compare Vice President Harris’ and former President Trump’s energy and climate policies, voters prefer Harris’ approach by a 12-point margin. 

“The Harris-Walz ticket’s campaign stop in Phoenix reminds us of the very clear choice voters have in this election,” said Heather Hargreaves, Climate Power’s Deputy Executive Director, Campaigns. “There’s Harris and Walz, who will fight for clean energy, clean up our air and water, and build safer communities—or Trump and Vance, whose dangerous MAGA Project 2025 agenda will give Big Oil a free pass to price gouge and pollute.”

Vice President Harris stands up for working families, advocates for environmental protections, and puts the American people before Big Oil. As California’s Attorney General, Harris defended critical laws protecting clean air and clean water, and she authored legislation in the Senate protecting clean water and replacing lead pipes that were passed into law. Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the most significant climate investment in American history, which lowers costs while creating more than 300,000 good-paying jobs– jobs that will be jeopardized if Trump is elected in November.

Trump is already putting the White House up for sale–and looking out for himself instead of working people. Weeks before his 34 felony convictions in New York, Trump offered Big Oil companies a “deal”: $1 billion to implement their agenda of crushing clean energy. While president, Trump gave $25 billion in tax breaks to Big Oil. Now, they’re financing his legal defense and his campaign. The American people deserve better: 63% of voters say they want the president to stand up to Big Oil, not cozy up to them.

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