
On April 24, 2007, Kamala Harris testified before Congress in support of the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007. The bill, which was introduced that year but never passed the upper chamber, would have created a student loan repayment program for state and local prosecutors, and Harris, then the district attorney of San Francisco, argued it would draw top legal talent to offices like hers.
In a written statement to the House Judiciary Committee, she described how debt-addled prosecutors often decamp to the private sector a few years into the job, lured by the prospect of higher pay that could be used to pay off law school debt. That dynamic had left many district attorneys’ offices short-staffed, she said, forcing them to put rookie attorneys on complex cases.
Nolte: Panicked Harris Staffers Leak Concerns About Losing NC and MI
Speaking anonymously to far-left NBC News, Kamala Harris campaign staffers say they are concerned about losing the swing states of Michigan and North Carolina.
Donald Trump leading in majority of swing states, new poll shows
Donald Trump is ahead in the majority of the seven key swing states, a new Telegraph poll shows.
The Republican has increased his support in the four crucial states in the Sun Belt by one point, according to the latest in a series of surveys conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for The Telegraph.
This has taken him into the lead in Georgia, Nevada, Arizona and North Carolina.