ARVADA, Colo. — In a crowded theater Monday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris sat in front of hundreds of Colorado residents to tout the Biden administration's climate-related initiatives as transformational and expressed optimism after noting significant funding pouring into Colorado and other states on a wide array of programs.
“There is so much that is happening right now that gives me a sense of optimism,” Harris said. “We’re saving something, but we’re also going to be better. We’re creating, we’re innovating. ... We can’t ever stop imagining what is possible.”
Harris visited the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Monday to participate in a conversation with U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Sasha DiGiulian with the Protect Our Winters Athlete Alliance. Over the course of 30 minutes, Harris and the speakers highlighted the Biden administration’s work to combat climate change, as well as its future plans.
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This is the first time Harris has visited Colorado since March 2021, when she met with local business owners to promote a recently passed COVID-19 relief package. Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff also stopped by, visiting the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Jefferson County Monday morning.
While Harris has visited at least five other states in the last two months to promote national action addressing climate change, she praised Colorado as among the national leaders in climate-related policies.
Vice President Kamala Harris in Colorado
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