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Kamala Harris: “The first bill that we offered Congress...was a bill to fix…”

Featuring: Kamala Harris, Democrat | Former Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President Kamala Harris grilled on pivotal issues as election nears on 'Special Report'.

Published | Video Starts at 01:43

At the beginning of our administration, within practically hours of taking the oath, the first bill that we offered Congress, before we worked on infrastructure, before the Inflation Reduction act, before the Chips and Science act, before any, before the bipartisan Safety Communities act. The first bill that we offered Congress...was a bill to fix our immigration system. Yes, ma'am. It was called the US Citizenship act of 2021. It was essentially a pathway to citizenship for the Illinois. But, yes, ma'am. May I finish responding? (01:43–02:07)

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Asserts that the first bill offered by the administration was to address immigration system reform.

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