If elected president, Kamala Harris’ first day in the Oval Office would present Democrats with a once-in-a-generation opportunity — a chance to advance the work of her predecessor.
Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Barack Obama each spent their first day as president signing executive orders that reversed many of the policies of the last White House occupant.
But since she is the sitting vice president, Harris would face a dynamic that hasn’t confronted the White House since then-Vice President George H.W. Bush ascended to the top job in 1989: defending and expanding the previous administration’s legacy.
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And there’s no shortage of unfinished work from the Biden administration, lawmakers and experts say — especially on energy and climate.
