Here's Madam Vice President Harris' schedule for February 12th.

In the morning, she joined President Biden in the Oval Office for the President's Daily Briefs.

Then President Biden and Vice President Harris received a bipartisan group of governors and mayors in the Oval Office to discuss giving financial relief from the coronavirus pandemic to state and local governments. 

President Biden and Vice President Harris are on the push to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus package in Congress, amongst which  $350 billion will be sent to state and local governments and tribal governments to aid their communities. Although the package isn't favourable by many Republican lawmakers, some Republican governors and other officials are in favours.

Photo credit: President Biden/Facebook

Attending this meeting were: Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas and Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Mexico's Governors Michelle Lujan Grisham. The mayors in attendance were Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta, GA, Mayor Latoya Cantrell of New Orleans, LA, Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit, MI, Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami, FL, Mayor Jeff Williams of Arlington, TX.

After the meeting, President Biden and Vice President Harris had a private lunch at the private dining room. Then an economic briefing with Treasury's Secretary Janet Yellen.

Madam Vice President wished everyone celebrating the Lunar New Year through a video posted on her social media which is celebrated by the Asian-American communities. This new year is the Year of the Ox. Vice President Harris acknowledge the difference in how this year's celebration was different than the previous will reminding everyone to celebrate and respect the Federal and State government's guidelines.

Happy #LunarNewYear! As we welcome the Year of the Ox during a challenging time, I wish everyone happiness, health, and prosperity. pic.twitter.com/c5yi0McQ9l

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) February 13, 2021

She was tweeted out her support to the Asian-American communities and Asian Immigrants who are currently seeing a rise in violent and racist attack 

Hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans and Asian immigrants have skyrocketed during the pandemic. That’s why our Administration has taken actions to address these xenophobic attacks. We must continue to commit ourselves to combating racism and discrimination.

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) February 12, 2021

Later in the day, the Washington Post published Vice President Harris' first opinion post. Vice President Harris wrote about the exodus of women from the working place during this pandemic which is a national emergency. About 2.5 million women have either been furloughed or lost their jobs since the beginning of the pandemic. You can read the Op-ed here: the Washington Post

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