Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 13, 2024
In some jurisdictions, D.A.s have criminalized the parents and I regret that that has happened and that the thought that anything that I did could have led to that because that's certainly was not the intention. Never was the intention.
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Kamala Harris
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Harris expresses regret over the unintended consequences of a truancy law she supported.

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