Despite early setbacks, Harris' fellow Democrats on the Hill see her as a potential bright spot heading into what could be a brutal midterm cycle.
, in contrast, finished her first year in office without a recognizable political brand that sets her apart, and burdened with a set of assignments arguably far more challenging than the ones Biden received when he held the office.put Biden in charge of the administration's biggest project: an economic stimulus package designed to pull the country out of the Great Recession.
Harris could benefit from tackling additional issues that put her"enormous intelligence and insight and credibility" to use, said Sen. Her first year in office, Kamala Harris has struggled to break through in a news cycle dominated by the economy and pandemic.Not everyone believes Harris will be an effective messenger for Democrats in the midterms.argued that Harris won't have major accomplishments to point to, either her own or the administration's."It seems like the president's given her one losing issue after another," said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas.
"We're in conversations with [the president's] senior staff that advise him on immigration," not Harris and her team, said Greisa Martinez, deputy executive director of the advocacy group United We Dream. Last April, Harris announced the administration was sending $310 million in humanitarian relief to Central America. Harris also secured commitments from, PepsiCo, Cargill and other companies to increase investment in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. And last month the vice president announced a new round of private investment aimed at creating more jobs in the region.
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