<p>Sen Kamala Harris is clarifying Joe Biden's comments during the last presidential debate about transitioning away from the oil industry, saying he won't ban the oil extraction technique called fracking.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters in Atlanta on Friday, Biden's running mate said he will “deal with the oil subsidies.”</p>.<p>Republicans have launched a barrage of attacks on the issue.</p>.<p>Biden was asked during Thursday's debate with President Donald Trump in Tennessee if there would be “any place for fossil fuels, including coal and fracking, in a Biden administration.”</p>.<p>The Democrat offered a muddled response, initially saying he would transition away from oil, before clarifying he'd eliminate federal subsidies for the industry.</p>.<p>Biden's climate plan calls for achieving net-zero carbon emissions in part through nixing subsidies, which would have implications for fracking. Biden also has proposed a ban on new gas and oil permits on federal lands but not a full fracking ban.</p>.<p>Republicans seized on Biden's answer to again claim that his policies would have damaging implications for the oil and gas industry.</p>.<p>Harris dismisses those attacks, saying Trump “likes to take everything out of context.”</p>
<p>Sen Kamala Harris is clarifying Joe Biden's comments during the last presidential debate about transitioning away from the oil industry, saying he won't ban the oil extraction technique called fracking.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters in Atlanta on Friday, Biden's running mate said he will “deal with the oil subsidies.”</p>.<p>Republicans have launched a barrage of attacks on the issue.</p>.<p>Biden was asked during Thursday's debate with President Donald Trump in Tennessee if there would be “any place for fossil fuels, including coal and fracking, in a Biden administration.”</p>.<p>The Democrat offered a muddled response, initially saying he would transition away from oil, before clarifying he'd eliminate federal subsidies for the industry.</p>.<p>Biden's climate plan calls for achieving net-zero carbon emissions in part through nixing subsidies, which would have implications for fracking. Biden also has proposed a ban on new gas and oil permits on federal lands but not a full fracking ban.</p>.<p>Republicans seized on Biden's answer to again claim that his policies would have damaging implications for the oil and gas industry.</p>.<p>Harris dismisses those attacks, saying Trump “likes to take everything out of context.”</p>