Vice President Kamala Harris focuses on jobs, research in Milwaukee visit

MILWAUKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday made her first trip to Milwaukee since taking office.

Harris toured two of UW-Milwaukee's clean energy laboratories when she arrived Tuesday. The first laboratory visit focused on wind tunnel research on wind turbines, and the second on sustainable energy research on microgrids and batteries.

Shortly after, the vice president participated in a roundtable discussion on the investments in research and development in President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan and its impact on local communities. The American Jobs Plan contains a robust investment in research and development, electric vehicles, education and climate change. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore, along with researchers and school administrators, were involved in the discussion.

She emphasized the $180 billion in proposed funding for research and development. At the roundtable, Harris said that would be the largest amount spent on research and development, other than in the military, in the history of the United States. Harris has been touting the plan, unveiled in March, at different stops across the country.

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