MANCHESTER, NH – SEPTEMBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks during the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention at the SNHU Arena on September 7, 2019 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Nineteen presidential candidates will be attending the New Hampshire Democratic Party convention for the state’s first cattle call before the 2020 primaries. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris touted the Biden administration’s recovery plan during a visit to Rhode Island Wednesday.
Harris and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo – the former governor of Rhode Island – made stops in the state to discuss the American Jobs Plan.
After Air Force 2 landed at T.F. Green Airport, Harris was expected to an attend an event featuring small businesses as well as a small business roundtable.
Harris and Raimondo were seen making an impromptu stop at a book store in Providence's Wayland Square, where Raimondo was overheard telling the vice president,"This is my neighborhood store…the best place ever."
Harris was slated to depart for Washington around 4:55 p.m.
On Tuesday, Raimondo and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh – the former Boston mayor – visited Connecticut to promote apprenticeship programs.
