On March 1st, Madam Vice President Kamala Harris took part and gave the Keynote Speech in the virtual CityLab 2021 conference organised and hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute

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During her speech, Vice President Harris spoke about the Stimulus Plan for cities and towns. According to MVP Harris the U.S. has the "imperative to strengthen infrastructure in our cities and create good union jobs" as the Biden-Harris administration prepares a sweeping stimulus package to follow its $1.9 trillion Covid relief proposition.

"Survival is not the end game. We want our cities and our countries to thrive, not just survive.”

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— Bloomberg (@business) March 2, 2021

“Think of small businesses. Cities are incubators for startups and hubs for mom and pop shops. These businesses create jobs and foster community," she continued by saying “And we need to make sure they have access to the capital they need to get through this time.”