Vice President Kamala Harris visited Pennsylvania to highlight abortion rights as 2024 election issu

(8 May 2024)
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania - 8 May 2024
1. Wide of Harris on on stage with Sheryl Lee Ralph
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President:
“Do you not trust women to know what is in their own best interest? You some, some legislators in some state capital, the majority of whom are not women, are in a better position to tell her what she should do. Well, and but see, we are going to vote and we're going to show them that, yes, that we see what's happening.”
3. Various of attendees at the check-in desk
4. Liz Squires and her daughter at the desk
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Liz Squires, Philadelphia resident:
“I would say abortion is a top three issue for me. I believe in women's right to choose and in men and women's right to plan their families. I also want other things for our country, including protecting our democracy and a great economy, which we have.”
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacquie Patterson, Montgomery county resident:
“What I like about Kamala Harris is that she's connecting with an individual. I identify with her as a black female, and I identify with how she is handling herself. And I think she's handling herself with grace. In terms of how she's handling the campaign, I think that the opportunities that she's being given, she is accelerating.”
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Schultz, Montgomery County resident:
“I'm very thankful for her voice on issues like the conflict in Gaza and on issues around women's rights. I think she has a chance to speak out on some of the more controversial topics and maybe a little bit more freely and maybe a little bit more progressively. I've really valued that personally.”
8. Mid of Harris taking selfie on stage
9. Wide of Harris taking selfie on stage
STORYLINE:
Vice President Kamala Harris and Abbott Elementary actress Sheryl Lee Ralph partnered up for a campaign rally in Pennsylvania today to address voters about abortion rights.
She singled out former President Donald Trump for the weakening of women's reproductive rights as she worked to inspire voters to come out and vote in the crucial swing state.
"We are going to vote and we're going to show them that we see what's happening,” said Harris to crowd at a campaign rally about reproductive freedoms at Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing her campaign on abortion rights as the election year begins, planning a nationwide series of events as Democrats try to rally voters to give President Joe Biden a second term and regain full control of Congress.
This is her third visit to Pennsylvania this year.
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