Wed. ( Mar. 6), VP Kamala Harris was in Madison, Wisconsin to announce a new Executive Order on scaling and expanding the use of registered apprenticeships in industries and the Federal Government and promoting labor-management forums. VP Harris toured the construction site of a new Madison Metro Transit facility, made possible by the Biden-Harris administration’s investment in infrastructure, meeting with and delivering remarks to construction works at the site. 'Dang, I just saw the VP'.
The work that is happening here really is a wonderful example of so many of our administration’s priorities, including the important collaboration between us at the federal level and leaders at the local level.
It is also an example of the fact that when we invest in the American people, including the American worker, everyone benefits.
Apprenticeship programs for labor — and union apprenticeship programs also pay their apprentices while they are in the program, which means that people don’t have to worry about whether they have to borrow money in order to receive an education that is for the benefit of the community and its productivity.
The President has issued- an executive order, an EO, that will direct federal agencies to explore what federal jobs we have that can be filled by the highly skilled folks who work — who have been trained in apprenticeship programs and not just giving these jobs only to people with a four-year college degree.
VP Harris’ remarks start at 17:10 minutes.
Thurs. (Mar. 7) before presiding over President Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address, VP Harris met with creators and digital publishers in the first-ever influencer luncheon.
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Fri. (Mar. 8), on International Women’s Day, Vice President Harris conducted post-SOTU interviews with CBS, ABC and NBC, before heading to Phoenix; Arizona for her 5th stop in her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms Tour”.
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Fifth stop of Vice President Kamala Harris’ nationwide "Fight For Reproductive Freedoms" tour, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Look, these extremists, they’re trying to take women back to the 1800’s. But we’re not gonna let ‘em. We’re not going to let them. (Applause.)
VP Harris’ remarks start at 33:50 minutes.
While in Phoenix, AZ, VP Harris conducted an in-person interview with Univision (the first ever for a President or Vice President in a Univision radio or television studio).
Note: I have not been able to locate the broadcast on the Uforia app.
Sat. (Mar. 9) Vice President Harris headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, with Voto Latino.
So, President Biden and I are guided by a fundamental belief. We work for you, the American people. And every day, we fight for you.
And, as President Biden made clear at the State of the Union, when we win the majority in the United States Congress, and when Congress passes a bill that reinstates the protections of Roe v. Wade, Joe Biden will sign it. (Applause.) As he made clear, we will also raise the federal minimum wage. (Applause.) We will secure a pathway to citizenship, including for Dreamers and families (Applause.) We will invest in affordable housing, affordable childcare and paid family leave. (Applause.)
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