Kamala Harris: “I was responsible for getting the legislation when I was in…”

“And so part of the work has to be accountability. Part of it has to be about listening when we talk about issues like we just commemorated last week Black Maternal Health Week, which I was responsible for getting the legislation when I was in the Senate to acknowledge [Black Maternal Health Week]. the fact that the horrendous fact that black women have the highest rate of maternal mortality of any group of women in America, and America has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality period of any so called developed country.” (16:53–17:28)

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