Vice Presidential Pool Reports of June 3, 2021

VP Supplemental Pool #1

Hey all --

I'm pooling for the VP event set to start at 11:30. The pool is gathered in South Court, awaiting the beginning of the event.

Below is the guidance sent from VP's office:

The Vice President will deliver remarks on the importance of investing in broadband to ensure affordable, accessible high-speed internet for all Americans, in the South Court Auditorium. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will also deliver remarks.

This event will be pooled press and livestreamed on WhiteHouse.gov/Live.

VP Supplemental Pool #2 -- 2 minute warning

Again the speech will be broadcast by the White House.

Will send color and info soon.

VP supplemental pool #3- event over

The event started around 11:50.

Harris walked out and stood on the left of the stage from my view with Sec. Raimondo on the right of the podium. Sec Haaland was on the screen closest to Harris virtually.

There was about a dozen members of staff in the audience.

Introduced by:
The introducer will be Shannon Holsey, President of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in Wisconsinand Treasurer of the National Congress of American Indians.

Biggest news: Harris announced $1 billion in grants now available for broadband in Tribal lands.

To a shouted question about whether she's practicing her Spanish for her trip to Guatemala, Harris said she regrets she being fluent in Spanish so "I will have my conversations in English so as not to embarrass myself" as she laughed.

The event ended at 12:20.