2020 Candidates Suggest Plastic Straw Ban, Buyback of Gas-Powered Vehicles at Climate Debate

2020 Candidates Suggest Plastic Straw Ban, Buyback of Gas-Powered Vehicles at Climate Debate
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Feb. 7, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Democratic presidential candidates voiced support for a number of bans or seizures during a CNN town hall on Sept. 4, including a ban on plastic straws and confiscating gas-powered vehicles in a move to electric ones.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said she supports a nationwide ban on plastic straws.

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