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Kamala Harris

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Kamala Harris is the Vice President of the United States, having taken office on January 20, 2021. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history. A member of the Democratic Party, Harris previously served as a U.S. Senator from California from 2017 to 2021, where she was known for her work on issues such as criminal justice reform, healthcare, and immigration. Before her tenure in the Senate, she served as the Attorney General of California from 2011 to 2017, focusing on consumer protection and civil rights.

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Jan 27, 2019

I’m running to fight for an America where no mother or father has to teach their young son that people may stop him, arrest him, chase him, or kill him, because of his race.

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Jan 27, 2019

The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up.

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Jan 27, 2019

I am running to guarantee working and middle-class families an overdue pay increase.

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Jan 27, 2019

I’m running to declare, once and for all, that health care is a fundamental right, and we will deliver that right with Medicare for All!

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Jan 27, 2019

America, we are better than this.

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Jan 27, 2019

I’m running to fight for an America where we keep our word and where we honor our promises.

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Jan 27, 2019

Under this administration, America’s position in the world has never been weaker.

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Jan 27, 2019

It was just a couple blocks from this very spot that nearly 30 years ago as a young district attorney I walked into the courtroom for the very first time and said the five words that would guide my life’s work: 'Kamala Harris, for the…

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Jan 27, 2019

Our United States of America is not about us versus them. It’s about We the people!

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Jan 20, 2019

We are a diverse country, yes. And some people would suggest that in diversity when there is a diverse population one cannot achieve unity. I reject that notion because this is my belief. Yes, we are diverse and we have so much more in…

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Sep 17, 2018

I support Dr. Blasey Ford's request for an FBI background investigation before a hearing. She should not be bullied into participating in a biased process and we should not rush forward before facts are gathered.

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Apr 30, 2013

The background laws and the background checks will allow us to do that.

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Apr 30, 2013

We can have both and we can be both. And I think what we've done today in California is a model of that approach.

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Apr 30, 2013

Our folks in Washington, D.C., need to take some action and take control of this issue.

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Apr 30, 2013

We should have smart public policy as it relates to regulating who can own a gun and who can possess a gun.

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Apr 30, 2013

I absolutely do. And I think so goes California so goes the rest of the country. What the governor did today, Jerry Brown, is he signed legislation proposed by Senator Mark Leno that would institute common-sense gun safety laws.

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Mar 24, 2013

The bottom line here is that like 'Loving versus Virginia,' a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1967. We don't want to have to wait until everyone catches up, everyone catches up with what the Constitution…

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Mar 24, 2013

It is about establishing what the court has established 14 times since the 1800s. Marriage is a fundamental right.

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Mar 24, 2013

We have the president of the United States weighing in on this. We have over 100 Republican leaders weighing in on this in favor of same-sex marriage.

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Mar 24, 2013

The majority of Americans, the majority of Californians, if I can speak for California, the majority of Catholics in this country, support same-sex marriage.

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Mar 24, 2013

That there is a significance to the passage of time and no more time should pass on this issue.

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Mar 24, 2013

The time is now to be true to the Constitution and to treat equally situated people as equals.

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Mar 24, 2013

Instead of reading the polls what we should be doing is reading the Constitution, which says that marriage and describes marriage as a fundamental right, deserving of the highest levels of protection.

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Mar 24, 2013

The reality is 61 percent of Californians are in favor of same-sex marriage.

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