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February 19, 2021

Vice President Harris Calls Women's Exodus from Workforce a National Emergency
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Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday the 2.5 million women who had
to leave the U.S. workforce due to the pandemic is a "national
emergency," as she urged support for the administration's $1.9 trillion
coronavirus relief package. At a virtual event on women and the economy
hosted by Harris Thursday, California Congressmember Barbara Lee
addressed the issue of poverty.

Rep. Barbara Lee: "This crisis has plunged more than 8 million more
people into poverty since last year, about one in seven households
nationwide, including more than one in five in Latino households, and
many Asian American Pacific Islander and Native American households are
struggling just to secure the food that they need."



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