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“ ”That is the spirit we need to bring to building a more perfect union: recognition that we are part of a longer story, and we are responsible for how our chapter gets written.
About Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris /ˈkɑːmələ/ (born 20 October 1964) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 49th Vice President of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a US senator for California from 2017 to 2021, and as California's Attorney General from 2011 to 2017. Harris took office as vice president concurrent with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president in January 2021. She was the Democrats' nominee for president in 2024.
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And if we are lucky enough to be in a position of power, if our voice and our actions can mobilize change, don't we have a special obligation? Being an ally can't just be about nodding when someone says something we agree with - important as that is. It must also be about action. It's our job to stand up for those who are not at the table when life-altering decisions are made. Not just those people who look like us. Not just those who need what we need. Not just those who have gained an audience with us. Our duty is to improve the human condition - in every way we can, for everyone who needs it.
In 2016, a quarter of all kids in the United States under the age of five lived in immigrant families.
into bankruptcy, and permit insurance companies to once again deny coverage based on preexisting conditions, from asthma to high blood pressure, diabetes to cancer. We all remember what that was like. We know we can’t go back.