Child care should be priority, business owners in Rhode Island tell Harris, Raimondo JESSICA A. BOTELHO, NBC 10 NEWS
Harris, Raimondo focus on small businesses during Rhode Island visit
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Harris was joined by Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island’s former governor, along with five women who run businesses across the state, for a roundtable discussion held at the Providence Innovation Center.
The vice president said the nation has seen “devastation across the board” amid the coronavirus pandemic, with women among those who suffered the most.
“We saw almost 2 million women leave the workforce during the course of the pandemic, highlighting a number of issues,” Harris said.