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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Praises VP Pick Kamala Harris For 'Grace Under Pressure'

The Minnesota senator urged Joe Biden to pick a woman of color for his running mate.
Senators Amy Klobuchar (left) and Kamala Harris talk before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota says Sen. Kamala Harris, who Joe Biden has chosen as his running mate, has shown true progressive chops and "grace under pressure."

Klobuchar urged Biden to pick a woman of color for the vice presidential nomination when she dropped out of contention for the role in June. Biden's announcement Tuesday makes Harris the first Black and Asian American candidate for vice president, and just the third woman on the bottom of the ticket for a major political party.

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