Vice Presidential Pool Reports of March 20, 2024

VP pool report #1

White House

Hello,

I'll be your in-town pooler for VP Harris' this evening.

The Vice President is scheduled to participate in a moderated conversation with U.S. Senator Cory Booker during the League of Conservation Voters' Annual Capital Dinner at 6:10 p.m. This conversation will be held at The Anthem, a music venue and auditorium in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

VP pool report #2

White House

At 5:20 p.m., your pooler caught a glimpse of the VP addressing some interns gathered at the steps of the EEOB as she(your pooler) sat in the motorcade.

VP Pool Report #3

White House

The motorcade started rolling at 5:40 pm and is headed to the Wharf.

VP Pool Report #4

The Anthem

The motorcade pulled up at the venue at 5:48. The pool was ushered in through the back door. Your pooler hasn't caught sight of the VP after the brief sighting outside the EEOB.

The VP's office passes the following along on back ground.

On Background From a White House Official:

Today, Vice President Kamala Harris will continue her leadership on advancing environmental justice and taking historic actions to combat the climate crisis while participating in a moderated conversation at the League of Conservation Voters' Annual Capital Dinner.

During a discussion moderated by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), the Vice President will highlight the Administration's work to make unprecedented investments in clean energy, outline how the Administration's monumental steps are directly benefiting communities across America, urge climate leaders to continue organizing at the state and national level, and share what she has heard while traveling the country to convene students, climate advocates, and community leaders.

Vice President Harris fought alongside President Biden to enact the largest climate investment in the country's history while cutting energy bills for working families and creating good-paying jobs in wind, solar, and electric vehicle manufacturing. She personally cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act through the U.S. Senate.

The Vice President has held more than two dozen events focused on uplifting the historic provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Through groundbreakings and sites visits in communities across the country and moderated conversations on college campuses, she has been a leading voice on the climate action and economic opportunity made possible by this Administration'shistoric investments to combat the climate crisis.

• Last month, she returned to Pittsburgh, PA toannounce $5.8 billion in funding for clean water infrastructure that will help to ensure more children and families have access to clean, safe drinking water in their home, school, workplace, and community.

• In November, the Vice President met with leaders from a dozen prominent climate and environmental groups to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration's historic actions to combat the climate crisis and advance environmental justice.

Vice President Harris has taken actions and led policies throughout her career that center communities disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, reduce air pollution and protect public health, and help communities become more resilient. Her experiences and perspective on the climate crisis and approach to policy helped shape the Administration's foundational climate priorities of the initial Build Back Better agenda and influenced how she has championed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act since their passage, including by becoming a leading voice on their historic provisions.

• As a Senator, the Vice President led legislation like the Climate Equity Act, the Water Justice Act, the Environmental Justice for All Act, and the Clean School Bus Act, all of which sought to center communities on the front lines of toxic pollution and the climate crisis.

• As the District Attorney of San Francisco, the Vice President established one of the first environmental justice units in the nation, and as California Attorney General, she took action against polluters to protect vulnerable communities.

VP Pool Report #5

The Anthem

The cavernous auditorium is set up with about 80 round tables, each with 10 chairs. The pooler estimates there are about 800 people in the room. There's a fake tree on the stage and the podium has the letters LCM (League of Conservation Voters) carved with green leaves.

Carol Browner, former administrator of the EPA, started speaking at 6:10.

VP Pool Report #6

The Anthem

Carol Browner invites Sen. Cory Booker onto the stage at 6:18 pm and introduces him. He's wearing a navy-blue suit with a red tie. Browner then introduces VP who walks in at 6:20 p.m. wearing a grey pantsuit.

Booker and Harris are seated on cream chairs facing each other.

Harris compliments Booker's work on replacing lead pipes in Newark , NJ, when he was mayor.

The conversation is being broadcast on c-span.

VP in-town pool report #7

The Anthem

The conversation ended at 6:44 pm with Booker taking a selfie video with Harris and the audience.

VP Pool Report #8

The Anthem

The VP left before the pool was ushered out of the venue. At 6:54 pm, we began shuttling back to the White House.