Tag: vice president Kamala Harris

Harris Demands Senators, Guests Submit Negative COVID Tests to Attend Swearing-In Ceremony

When the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, and members are sworn in, Vice President Kamala Harris is requiring senators, their spouses, and guests older than 2 to provide a negative coronavirus test before participating in a photo op. Grisella Martinez, who is Harris’ director of legislative affairs, wrote the vice president’s requirements to the…


Harris Requires Senators, Guests Submit Negative COVID Tests to Attend Swearing-In Ceremony

When the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, and members are sworn in, Vice President Kamala Harris is requiring senators, their spouses, and guests older than 2 to provide a negative coronavirus test before participating in a photo op. Grisella Martinez, who is Harris’ director of legislative affairs, wrote the vice president’s requirements to the…


Kamala Harris Visits Arts Business in Culver City

LOS ANGELES—Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to depart from Los Angeles International Airport Nov. 28 aboard Air Force 2 for a flight to Washington, ending a seven-day visit to Southern California. The visit included one public appearance. Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff visited a Culver City-based business Nov. 26 to help encourage support…


US Grants Philippines $7.5 Million to Combat Illegal Fishing in South China Sea

The United States will provide $7.5 million to boost the Philippines’ capabilities to combat illegal fishing in the South China Sea, Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to supporting its ally. The funding will help the Philippines increase its capacity and capability to counter illegal fishing, improve maritime domain awareness, and…


Kamala Harris Prepares for Texas Visit, Not Clear If She’ll Visit Border

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to travel to Texas this weekend as part of a Democrat fundraising campaign in the state. However, it is unclear whether she intends to visit the Texas border with Mexico. In June 2021, Harris visited a migrant processing center at the Texas border, which has been her only visit…


21 Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Clear Path for Short-Term Continuing Resolution

Senate Democrats gained a temporary victory late Tuesday when 21 Republicans joined with them in voting to remove a procedural obstacle to passage of the  Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the federal government open through Dec. 16 and approves more than $15 billion in additional military and operational aid for Ukraine. The 22 GOP senators voting…


22 Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Clear Path for Short-Term Continuing Resolution

Senate Democrats gained a temporary victory late Tuesday when 22 Republicans joined with them in voting to remove a procedural obstacle to passage of the  Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the federal government open through Dec. 16 and approves more than $15 billion in additional military and operational aid for Ukraine. The 22 GOP senators voting…


Republicans Defend Filibuster as Every Senator’s Leverage Against ‘Short-Sighted ‘ Radical Politics

Republicans praised the filibuster Tuesday as an essential tool that enables every individual senator in both political parties to slow things down when they believe their colleagues are carelessly rushing too quickly to adopt controversial proposals. “Allowing individual senators to secure—and, just as importantly, stop—dramatic policy changes is what sets this body apart. The filibuster provides…


Del Rio Mayor Calls Out Biden, Harris for Failing to Visit Border in Crisis: ‘Why Aren’t You Here?’

Democratic Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano has called out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to make an appearance at his town as it battles with an overwhelming illegal immigrant crisis that has left Border Patrol agents struggling to process thousands of people. More than 15,000 illegal immigrants, including Haitian, Cuban, and Venezuelan nationals,…


Plane Carrying VP Harris Forced to Return Due to ‘Technical Issue’

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced Vice President Kamala Harris’ plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip to Guatemala and Mexico. The plane landed safely and she gave a thumbs-up when she got off. “I’m…