Julia Conley, Common Dreams Following repeated calls by reproductive justice groups in recent months for the Biden administration to more forcefully fight for abortion rights and against the stigmatization of care, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday made history by visiting an abortion clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota. Harris is …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Visits Michigan To Outline Threats To Abortion Access
Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance Vice President Kamala Harris thanked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Michigan leaders during a visit Thursday for all they’ve done to maintain the right to abortion in Michigan, but cautioned that nobody should get too comfortable in the fight for reproductive health care access. …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Visits Pittsburgh To Tout $5.8 Billion For Clean Water, Lead Pipe Removal
Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star During a visit to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration is dedicating $5.8 billion of federal funding toward lead pipe removal and clean water projects, including more than $200 million in Pennsylvania. “Can you believe that, in the United States …
Read More »Biden, Harris Vow To Restore Protections For Abortion Rights As 2024 Campaign Launches
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris moved abortion access to the forefront of their reelection bid Tuesday by making it the centerpiece of their first joint campaign rally of the 2024 election cycle. “With your voice, with your power, with your vote, we …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Tells Voters To Continue MLK’s Fight At The Ballot Box
Abraham Kenmore, SC Daily Gazette Vice President Kamala Harris told a crowd gathered outside the South Carolina Statehouse that the freedoms Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for six decades ago are under attack, and voters must fight back at the ballot box. King “dedicated his life, and in the end …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Calls Georgia ‘ground zero’ For Voting Rights In 2024 Election Season
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris called on Georgia voting rights advocates and elected officials to continue to fight for expanded access to the ballot box as the election cycle gears up for this November’s presidential election. Harris’ message was relayed during a roundtable discussion held …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Tells South Carolina Voters They Need To Organize To Elect Biden Again
Abraham Kenmore, SC Daily Gazette It’s time for South Carolina Democrats to once again “roll up their sleeves” and organize for political victory, Vice President Kamala Harris told an enthusiastic crowd Saturday on the third anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riot. Alluding to South Carolina voters catapulting Joe Biden’s bid …
Read More »Kamala Harris Touts White House Record At Latino Event Ahead Of 2024
Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Vice President Kamala Harris, during a visit to Houston on Monday, pitched Latino Texans on the White House’s advocacy for them as President Joe Biden prepares to face voters again next year. “We are living in a moment where there is a full-on attack on …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris To Visit Houston For Hispanic Outreach Event
Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Houston on Monday to tout the Biden administration’s accomplishments for the Latino community, a key voting bloc as the president runs for reelection next year. Harris will take part in a “community conversation” hosted by the Congressional Hispanic …
Read More »In Atlanta, VP Kamala Harris Discusses Toll Of Gun Violence
Originally published by The 19th Vice President Kamala Harris asked a crowd of students from historically Black colleges and universities to raise their hands if they had ever participated in an active shooter drill. Every hand went up. Last week, Harris stood outside the White House as the creation of …
Read More »Vice President Harris To Lead New Office Of Gun Violence Prevention
Vice President Kamala Harris will lead a newly established federal office of gun violence prevention, the White House has announced. President Joe Biden is set to make the formal announcement on Ffriday during an event in the Rose Garden, where advocates and lawmakers will be in attendance. Harris, who has …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris to NC A&T Students: ‘When you vote, it scares some folks.’
Lisa Sorg, NC Newsline This is what happens when the vice president of the United States visits Greensboro: Excitable German shepherds, restrained by their military handlers, sniff every duffel, trash can, and bathroom of a terminal at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Poised, yet nervy and as quiet as bats, Secret …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Hosts Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Event At Her Residence
Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop on Saturday with over 400 guests and a lineup of artists at her home. In this unique celebration, Harris acknowledged the profound impact of hip-hop on the world and its significance within the Black community. Harris emphasized that hip-hop is …
Read More »Biden, Harris To Meet With King Family On 60th Anniversary Of March on Washington
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington by meeting with organizers of the 1963 event and the relatives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Unveils New Wage Rule For Federal Projects
Casey Quinlan, Michigan Advance Construction workers who work on federal projects are poised to receive better wages and worker protections under a Department of Labor rule touted by Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday. Speaking at a union hall in Philadelphia, Harris praised the Biden administration’s economic agenda and pointed …
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