Boosting vaccination rates was added to Kamala Harris' growing portfolio by AndrewSolender
President Joe Biden on Wednesday tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead a national vaccination tour as part of a “month of action” to boost slowing vaccination rates – adding to an expanding list of herculean tasks assigned to the vice president.... [+]
Court Auditorium of the White House June 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden spoke on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program announcing new incentives including free beer, free childcare and free sports tickets to push Americans to get vaccinated before July 4th. Biden said in a speech on Wednesday Harris will be joined on the tour by her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, first lady Jill Biden and cabinet secretaries.
The tour will run through the South and Midwest, where, Biden said, “we still have millions of people to vaccinate.”Harris with combating GOP voting restrictions and shepherding long-shot voting rights legislation through Congress. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a Wednesday briefing Harris asked to take the lead on voting rights, rather than having the role foisted upon her, because “it's an issue she is personally committed to.”
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