Kamala HarrisVerified account

The right to counsel is a fundamental tenet of the American legal system - but the system breaks down when we have public defenders who are overworked and underpaid. I’ve introduced a bill to boost pay and resources for public defenders.

These reports continue to paint a picture of a president determined to hide something from the American people. Enough. It’s time for Mueller to testify before Congress about the facts of his two-year investigation.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1126975211444871169 …

The Trump administration sabotaged the Affordable Care Act – and now the CDC is reporting that 1.1 million people lost their health coverage in 2018. Health care should be a right in our country, not a privilege for those who can afford it.

Today, the Senate will vote to advance Kenneth Lee's nomination to the Ninth Circuit. I called for Lee to be withdrawn months ago after he failed to disclose 75+ writings in his record, including controversial ones on race. He shouldn't even be up for a vote today—I'm voting NO.

Make no mistake: the American people are the ones paying the price in this escalating trade war.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1127925489384009728 …

Don't let this go unnoticed: we recently learned that the Trump administration plans to divert $1.5 billion in military funds for the president's vanity project of a border wall. This is reckless & the height of irresponsibility—the American people don't want a wall.

Everyone should be deeply troubled by the Vice President stating that the Trump administration wants to prevent our courts from issuing nationwide blocks to their abhorrent policies. This is a blatant affront to our system of checks and balances and must be stopped.

This week, the House is expected to vote on the #EqualityAct to include sexual orientation & gender identity as protected classes under the Civil Rights Act. It's long past time we codified these protections. I'm proud to support this bill in the Senate - we have to get it done.

This Mother's Day, I'm thinking about all the mothers who should be with their children but are instead separated from them bc of the Trump administration's family separation policy. They'll never be able to recover this time lost together - we must fight until they're reunited.

As our public lands continue to be attacked by the Trump administration, it's critical that we fight back. That's why I recently introduced three bills to expand protections for over *1 million acres* of public land in California.

It's no secret that Black and brown students are disciplined at higher rates. And the consequences can be severe - from trauma to a direct pipeline to incarceration. Restorative justice programs - like the one in my hometown of Oakland - are crucial to reversing this trend.https://twitter.com/salon/status/1119990256470765568 …

My colleagues and I are calling on DHS to answer for its disturbing surveillance of journalists, activists, and lawyers in recent months. This abuse of power is contrary to the ideals of our country - DHS should be focusing on actual threats to our homeland, not civilians.

Let me be clear: the Department of Justice is not a weapon for the president to use against perceived enemies. The American people must have confidence that those entrusted with enforcing our laws will act with fairness and impartiality. This isn’t a game.

Last week, A.G. Barr refused to answer whether the president had pressured him to open investigations into anyone. Yesterday, the president suggested he had asked his “people” to investigate John Kerry. A.G. Barr: you owe the American people an answer.

When our nation’s public defenders are overworked and lack the resources they need to do their jobs, our entire justice system suffers. My EQUAL Defense Act will help support public defenders and make our justice system more fair and more equal.

Here’s something we can’t stay silent about: the Department of Justice is actively supporting a lawsuit to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. This would strip health care from nearly 20 million Americans and end protections for those with pre-existing conditions.

The president all but confirmed today that he improperly asked the DOJ to prosecute John Kerry. I'm now demanding that A.G. Barr answer what he refused to tell me last week - has the White House improperly pressured him to investigate the president's perceived enemies?

Attorney General Barr admitted that he did not look at the underlying evidence in the Mueller investigation before single-handedly closing the matter. Now, the president is blocking Congress from seeing it for ourselves. What are they trying to hide?