Harris' first trip abroad as VP was to a pair of Central American neighbors, but she took flak for not first visiting the US' southern border
US: Kamala Harris declares Mexico, Guatemala trip 'a success'
Despite backlash from some Democratic and Republican lawmakers at home, US Vice President Kamala Harris maintained that Washington needed to tackle the "root causes"
Jun. 9 - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday defended not visiting the US-Mexico border during her trip to the Central American country following criticism for not prioritizing the shared frontier.
In an effort to stem the flow of migration from Central America to the US, Harris also visited Guatemala this week on her first trip abroad since taking office.
Some Republican lawmakers called on Harris to first look at the border, where migration has reached its highest levels in 20 years.
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You can't say you care about the border without caring about the root causes," Harris said.
The situation at the US southern border is a "legitimate, correct" concern, Harris said, but added that Washington needed to look into the core of the issue.
"We cannot have that question, and that conversation, without also giving equal weight and attention to what is causing that to occur," she said... more
US: Kamala Harris declares Mexico, Guatemala trip 'a success'
Despite backlash from some Democratic and Republican lawmakers at home, US Vice President Kamala Harris maintained that Washington needed to tackle the "root causes"
Jun. 9 - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday defended not visiting the US-Mexico border during her trip to the Central American country following criticism for not prioritizing the shared frontier.
In an effort to stem the flow of migration from Central America to the US, Harris also visited Guatemala this week on her first trip abroad since taking office.
Some Republican lawmakers called on Harris to first look at the border, where migration has reached its highest levels in 20 years.
"
You can't say you care about the border without caring about the root causes," Harris said.
The situation at the US southern border is a "legitimate, correct" concern, Harris said, but added that Washington needed to look into the core of the issue.
"We cannot have that question, and that conversation, without also giving equal weight and attention to what is causing that to occur," she said... more
June 8, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. A variety of topics were discussed during the briefing, including bipartisan agreement on infrastructure, reunification of migrant children at the border, COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, concerns with the supply chain, and voting rights. Joining the press secretary at the top of the briefing to discuss strengthening and securing the U.S. supply chain were Sameera Fazili, National Economic Council deputy director, and Peter Harrell, senior director of international economics for the White House’s National Security Council.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. A variety of topics were discussed during the briefing, including bipartisan agreement on infrastructure, reunification of migrant children at the border, COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, concerns with the supply chain, and voting rights. Joining the press secretary at the top of the briefing to discuss strengthening and securing the U.S. supply chain were Sameera Fazili, National Economic Council deputy director, and Peter Harrell, senior director of international economics for the White House’s National Security Council.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili, and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness Peter Harrell, June 8, 2021
June 08, 2021 • Press Briefings
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
MS. PSAKI: Happy Tuesday. So, we have two very special guests with us again today. As you know, the Biden-Harris administration — I’m just going to let you all settle in here. Okay. All right. Great. Okay.
So, as you all know, today, the Biden-Harris administration announced key findings from the reviews directed by the President’s executive order on America’s supply chains. The executive order, signed February 24th, directed a whole-of-government approach to assessing vulnerabilities in and strengthening the resilience of critical supply chains.
So, here to discuss the immediate actions we will be taking to promote economic security, national security, and create good-paying union jobs by strengthening American supply chains are repeat guests — back for the second time; they had so much fun the first time — Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili and Senior Director of International Economics and Competitiveness at the NSC Peter Harrell.
Okay. Thanks, Sameera. You’re kicking us off.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FAZILI: Thank you. Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. And thank you, Jen. It is good to be back here at the end of this whole-of-government review that we just undertook of America’s supply chains, following President Biden’s direction back in February.
We said from the beginning that our approach to supply chain policy needs to be an integral part of the President’s overarching economic strategy to grow the economy from the bottom up and the middle out. more
June 08, 2021 • Press Briefings
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
MS. PSAKI: Happy Tuesday. So, we have two very special guests with us again today. As you know, the Biden-Harris administration — I’m just going to let you all settle in here. Okay. All right. Great. Okay.
So, as you all know, today, the Biden-Harris administration announced key findings from the reviews directed by the President’s executive order on America’s supply chains. The executive order, signed February 24th, directed a whole-of-government approach to assessing vulnerabilities in and strengthening the resilience of critical supply chains.
So, here to discuss the immediate actions we will be taking to promote economic security, national security, and create good-paying union jobs by strengthening American supply chains are repeat guests — back for the second time; they had so much fun the first time — Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili and Senior Director of International Economics and Competitiveness at the NSC Peter Harrell.
Okay. Thanks, Sameera. You’re kicking us off.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FAZILI: Thank you. Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. And thank you, Jen. It is good to be back here at the end of this whole-of-government review that we just undertook of America’s supply chains, following President Biden’s direction back in February.
We said from the beginning that our approach to supply chain policy needs to be an integral part of the President’s overarching economic strategy to grow the economy from the bottom up and the middle out. more
