What has Kamala Harris done?

What has Kamala Harris accomplished in her years in public service? We invite you to share this list below with your friends who would like to learn more about what Kamala Harris has done fighting for Americans, as Attorney General of California (2011-2016), then as a US Senator (2017-2020), and the past four years as Vice President alongside Joe Biden.

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Legislative and Policy Leadership

  • Set a new record for the most tie-breaking Senate votes cast by a VP in history
  • Expanded the Child Tax Credit to cut child poverty in half
  • Provided $450 billion in relief to 6 million small businesses
  • Sponsored legislation to expand and strengthen Social Security
  • Led the push for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, federal worker unionization, and overtime pay for farm workers

Healthcare and Public Health

  • Led the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis
  • Created the first-ever federal health and safety requirements for maternal emergency services in hospitals
  • Extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from 2 to 12 months to provide lifesaving coverage in 46 states
  • Connected 38,000 people to free 24/7 support with the new National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
  • Shut down scam healthcare websites
  • Sued drug companies for unlawful drug pricing and marketing tactics
  • Allowed Medicare to negotiate lower drug costs, expected to save taxpayers $6 billion
  • Capped the cost of insulin to $35/month for seniors
  • Voted against Trump’s budget cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

Reproductive Rights

  • Stood up for reproductive rights during Trump’s Supreme Court nominees’ confirmation hearings
  • Launched a national reproductive rights tour, becoming the first VP to visit a reproductive health clinic

Climate and Energy

  • Invested $370 billion to combat climate change and expand energy production

Economic Justice and Consumer Protection

  • Won $20 billion settlement for homeowners during the foreclosure crisis
  • Took on for-profit colleges that scammed Americans
  • Took on big corporations that took advantage of working people
  • Introduced a student loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals
  • Won settlements from companies that underpaid workers and violated labor laws
  • Announced administration’s plans to remove medical debt from credit reports
  • Protected seniors from fraud and abuse

Gun Violence Prevention

  • Oversees the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
  • Stopped nearly 30,000 firearms sales to convicted domestic abusers
  • Closed the gun show loophole to ensure sellers conduct background checks
  • Led the fight to pass a red flag law

Global Leadership and Diplomacy

  • Strengthened global alliances by meeting with more than 150 world leaders
  • Kept Americans safe while serving on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Judiciary and Legal Leadership

  • Oversaw the country’s largest state justice department
  • Prosecuted transnational gangs, the drug cartels and human traffickers
  • Presided over the vote to confirm Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
  • Voted to confirm more women and people of color to make the judiciary look more like America
  • Officiated some of the nation’s first same-sex marriages

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