7 questions with Kamala Harris in Iowa

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Climate change and health care: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said that's what Iowans named as top priorities as she made a two-day swing through the state Wednesday and Thursday.

Harris hosted a town hall at the University of Iowa, where she promoted her policy to give teachers a pay raise. At a house party in Des Moines, the Democrat highlighted her interest in passing universal background checks for gun purchases and renewing a ban on assault weapons.

Harris spoke one-on-one with the Des Moines Register on Thursday. This interview has been condensed for brevity.

Question: It’s a quick trip. How would you describe it?

Harris: “It’s part of an ongoing connection with Iowa … as I say everywhere I am, it’s about listening. It’s about getting feedback and really appreciating that what happens in Iowa and the issues that affect Iowa are really part of the measure and a thermometer of what is affecting the entire country. So, obviously, it’s a first-in-the-nation state, in terms of the election, but there is also a piece of it that is about Iowa’s important relevance to national policy and the priorities, in terms of national policy.”

Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/11/iowa-caucuses-senator-kamala-harris-climate-change-health-care-flooding-medicare-medicaid-california/3439017002/