Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) defended her record as a prosecutor Friday while hitting her 2020 presidential primary opponent Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) over Warren’s past legal work representing corporations.
“I’ve spent my career as a prosecutor. I’ve only had one client in my entire life, and that’s been the people,” Harris said during her remarks at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration.
ADVERTISEMENT“Unlike other people, unlike others, I’ve never represented a corporation. I’ve never represented a special interest, and I started my career fighting for the people,” Harris added.
She later emphasized her remarks on Twitter.
Unlike others in this race, I’ve never represented a corporation. I’ve never represented a special interest. I’ve always only had one client: The People. #LJ19
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 2, 2019
My entire life I’ve fought for the people—never a special interest or corporation. pic.twitter.com/HfmxfMhtPl
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 2, 2019
The comments came days after a New York Times report highlighted attacks Warren faced in her 2012 Senate campaign over her representation of LTV Steel, a Cleveland-based conglomerate, against the Clinton administration in 1995.
Warren had several other corporate clients, including Travelers insurance, aircraft maker Fairchild, Dow Chemical and a railroad company that wanted to avoid paying for a Superfund cleanup, according to the Times.
Warren has centered her 2020 White House campaign around taking on corporations, and the Times noted that the Massachusetts senator also worked on a number of cases involving consumer bankruptcy and victims’ rights.
A spokesperson for the Warren campaign was not immediately available to respond to Harris’s remarks.
Warren has risen to the top of the primary field, leading in most polls alongside former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE. Her grassroots campaign financing is second only to fellow top candidate Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.).
Harris has been lagging behind Warren in polls and fundraising.
The California senator has yet to qualify for the December debate. So far, Sanders, Warren, Biden and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE have been the only candidates to qualify for the December debate stage.
Harris has met the donor threshold, receiving at least 200,000 unique donors, but has not yet reached the polling threshold to make the cut.
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