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Kamala Harris stops in Rhode Island to pitch Biden jobs plan
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a roundtable with women-led small business owners Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Providence. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Published May 05. 2021 8:12PM
Providence (AP) Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by a local bookshop and participated in a business roundtable event during a visit to Rhode Island on Wednesday.
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Think Vice President Harris didnât need to visit Rhode Island? Tell that to the people who met her
By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2021, 6:00 a.m.
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Itâs true. Vice President Kamala Harris didnât need to travel to Rhode Island on Wednesday.
Sure, everyone should visit Books on the Square at least once in their lives, but a Democratic vice president visiting our state is a bit like preaching to the choir.
But then you watch the pure joy on the face of someone like Christine Paige, a Black salon owner who makes custom wigs for people suffering from hair loss for medical reasons, as she realizes that she just spent an hour talking to the vice president about what her business needs to survive.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Vice President Kamala Harris and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, former governor of Rhode Island, visited Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) in downtown Providence, R.I., today to meet local social entrepreneurs and learn about their businesses. Also in attendance were Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman David Cicilline, and Congressman James Langevin.