WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on July 29, 2024, on North Carolina's medical debt announcement: * * * No one should be denied access to economic opportunity simply because they experienced a medical emergency. Yet today, more than 100 million Americans struggle with medical debt - making it more difficult for them to be approved for a car loan, a home loan, or a small-business loan, which makes it more difficult for them to just get by, much   more