Article 6PDRK Democratic congressional leaders back Kamala Harris as campaign gains energy

Democratic congressional leaders back Kamala Harris as campaign gains energy

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Richard Luscombe
from US news | The Guardian on (#6PDRK)

In whirlwind campaign, vice-president raises $100m in 24 hours as Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries endorse

Kamala Harris won key backing from the Democratic party's senior congressional leadership on Tuesday as she carried the energy and momentum from her whirlwind ascent to presumptive presidential nominee into a lively first campaign rally.

Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, gave the vice-president their endorsement during a lunchtime press briefing. Harris, they said, had re-energized Democrats following Joe Biden's announcement on Sunday that he would no longer seek a second term.

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