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Until recently, nobody could generate meaningless platitudes more efficiently than Vice President Kamala Harris.

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On protecting reproductive rights

“So I think it’s very important, as you have heard from so many incredible leaders, for us at every moment in time — and certainly this one — to see the moment in time in which we exist and are present, and to be able to contextualize it, to understand where we exist in the history and in the moment as it relates not only to the past but the future.”

On the nation’s transportation infrastructure

“You need to get to go, and need to be able to get where you need to go to do the work and get home.”

On her approach to the climate crisis

“When it comes to the climate crisis . . . we will work together and continue to work together to address these issues, to tackle these challenges, and to work together as we continue to work, operating from the new norms, rules, and agreements that we will convene to work together on to galvanize global action.”

On the administration’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic

“It is time for us to do what we have been doing, and that time is every day. Every day, it is time for us to agree that there are things and tools that are available to us to slow this thing down.”

On the social impact of artificial intelligence

“AI is kind of a fancy thing. First of all, it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence, but ultimately what it is, is it’s about machine learning. And so, the machine is taught . . . . We can predict, then, if we think about what information is going in, what then will be produced in terms of decisions and opinions that may be made through that process.”

On childhood trauma and mental health

“You know, when we talk about our children — I know for this group, we all believe that when we talk about the children of the community, they are a children of the community.”

On the Highland Park mass shooting

“We have to take this stuff seriously — as seriously as you are because you have been forced to take it seriously.”