NATION: This week, the ‘Take Your Child To Work Day’ event was celebrated on a national scale. US Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed children to visit the White House, today, while their parents worked. Vice President Harris, also, thanked the children for ‘letting thrir parents’ … work at the White House.
By Michelle Crawford-Sapenter
“I just love seeing all of our young leaders here , today...on behalf of the President, Joe Biden and all of us at the white House, a warm, warm welcome." --US Vice President Kamala Harris
Vice President Harris thanked the children being present and for allowing their family members work at the White House. Harris commented, "You guys, by giving them permission to work here, you are helping children around the country and around the world"
Vice President Harris thanked the children being present and for allowing their family members work at the White House. Harris commented, "You guys, by giving them permission to work here, you are helping children around the country and around the world
"You are helping children around the country and around the world" —Vice President Kamala Harris
Harris commented in regard to the work that is performed by the parents of the children visiting during TYCTW Day stating that the work their parent conduct at the White House is "about making sure that our children are happy and that they are doing well."
Harris indicated that what the parents of these visiting children accomplish adds to the standard for making sure the children "...have clean air and clean water and that they are safe."
Vice President encouraged the children in regard to the event's effects at assisting the children in meeting each other and getting to know people they may, otherwise, never meet. While the children visit the White House as their parents work, she wanted to say to them, "Thank You for letting them do what they do."
Harris stated that it meant a lot to her, when she was the age that the visiting children are, to go to work with her mother adding that "...it was kind of neat to see what they do all day."
The Vice President asked the children a number of questions including whether they asked questions and received good answer and whether they enjoyed being able to skip school to pay a visit to the White House to which the children answered, "Yes!" Vice President Harris stated, "Its a good day!"
Harris closed comments by thanking everyone who brought their children, nieces, nephews, big brothers and sisters to the White House on 'Take Your Child to Work Day.'
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