Kamala Harris is running for president: Here are some congressional basics – Roll Call

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Kamala Harris is running for president: Here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette

Posted January 30, 2019 at 5:27pm

By Nathan Ouellette

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Kamala Harris has entered what is predicted to be a crowded field of Democratic contenders for the White House in 2020, many of whom are current and past members of Congress. Watch as Roll Call breaks down the congressional basics behind Harris’s time as a California senator.

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