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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with female Democratic lawmakers and activists on Thursday to boost support for the White House’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, highlighting the growing political power of women in Congress.
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The virtual meeting, which a White House source said was likely the first of many that Harris will hold specifically with women in power, focused on how women have been affected by job losses, small business closures and a lack of childcare as well as how Biden s plan will address these issues. Nearly 400,000 childcare jobs have been lost since the outset of the pandemic, Harris said. (COVID-19 graphic: tmsnrt.rs/34pvUyi)
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