Kamala Harris has gone 69 days without a news conference since being tapped for border crisis role
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While Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her "long weekend" Saturday, her absence from the U.S.-Mexico border continued to draw scrutiny from Republicans.
Her supports and the White House have said her mandate is not to visit the border, but to score a diplomatic victory with leaders from countries in the Northern Triangle. Harris hopes to solve the root causes of the crisis. Detractors say the grandiose objective allows the White House to pin the blame on other countries if nothing can be resolved. Biden was criticized by Republicans for appearing to not take the crisis seriously when he appointed Harris. Last week, his administration announced it will request $52.2 billion in funding for the Department of Homeland Security in the coming fiscal year, the Washington Post reported. The number matches the agency’s budget from last year before the surge.More Related News