Kamala Harris in CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2019

On Civil Rights: We cannot be ignorant of history of race in this country

Q: Biden referred to segregationist senators who might have called someone like him who was younger "son;" they might've called a black man, "boy." [In later debates, Harris took Biden to task for working with those segregationist senators, and on racial issues regarding school busing]. What do you think?

HARRIS: We cannot be ignorant of the history of race in this country. Certainly anyone who is a leader should not be. That is a very loaded term, loaded with a history that includes extreme racism, violence, discrimination, prejudice, you name it. All of that it's a very loaded term. And I think it is very important that we who are leaders, or profess to be leaders, that we choose our words carefully understanding the significance and the power of our word.

Source: CBS Face the Nation 2019 interview series Jun 23, 2019

On Foreign Policy: We need to get back into Iran nuclear deal

I believe that we need to get back into the Iran nuclear deal. I would strengthen it. I would include ballistic missile testing. I think that we can strengthen what we do in terms of monitoring and verification. But there's no question that a lot of negotiation with a great deal of depth took place over a long period of time to reach that agreement, and it was an agreement that was being complied with by all parties. Source: CBS Face the Nation 2019 interview Jun 23, 2019

On Foreign Policy: Iran nuclear deal was being complied with by all parties

I believe that we need to get back into the Iran nuclear deal. I would strengthen it. I would include ballistic missile testing. I think that we can strengthen what we do in terms of monitoring and verification. There's no question that a lot of negotiation with a great deal of depth took place over a long period of time to reach that agreement, and it was an agreement that was being complied with by all parties. Source: CBS Face the Nation 2019 interview series Jun 23, 2019

On Principles & Values: Words matter; leaders cannot be ignorant of history of race

Q: Biden said segregationist senators called him "son;" they would've called a black man "boy." Is that offensive to you?

Harris: We cannot be ignorant of the history of race in this country. That is a very loaded term, loaded with a history that includes extreme racism, violence, discrimination, prejudice, you name it. I think it is very important that we who are leaders choose our words carefully understanding the significance and the power of our word.

Source: CBS Face the Nation 2019 interview Jun 23, 2019

The above quotations are from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2019 (Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2019-20 races). Click here for other excerpts from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2019 (Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2019-20 races). Click here for other excerpts by Kamala Harris. Click here for a profile of Kamala Harris.
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