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January 16, 2019

Harris on Unpaid Government Workers: “They don’t need a wall. They need a paycheck.”

Video of Harris' Remarks WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris spoke on the Senate floor today to call on her colleagues to immediately take up bipartisan legislation to re-open the government and put federal employees in California and across the country back to work. In her remarks, she noted that before the holidays the Senate unanimously passed legislation to re-open the government and that the president has consistently stood in the way of ending the shutdown. Key Points from … Continue Reading

January 15, 2019

Harris Presses Attorney General Nominee on Recusal from the Mueller Investigation, Border Security

Video of Harris' First Round of Questioning Video of Harris' Second Round of Questioning WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) questioned the nominee for Attorney General, William Barr, about whether he would follow the recommendation of career Department of Justice ethics officials on recusal from the Special Counsel's investigation-a practice former Attorney General Sessions abided by during his tenure. In response to Barr's… Continue Reading

January 09, 2019

Harris Re-Introduces Legislation to Promote Diversity and Inclusion at Federal Reserve

Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris re-introduced the Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act, legislation to ensure that at least one minority and one female candidate are interviewed for each vacancy for the presidency of a reserve bank at each of the twelve reserve banks in the Fed (San Francisco, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Dallas). Of the more than 130 individuals who have served as presidents of the twelve reserve… Continue Reading

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