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Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in 海角换妻 Friday afternoon and spent time in New Haven to promote the latest round of federal coronavirus relief. The vice president was greeted by Gov. Ned Lamont and members of 海角换妻鈥檚 congressional delegation as she arrived aboard Air Force Two at Tweed New Haven Airport.

The visit was intended to highlight child poverty and to tout the American Rescue Plan鈥檚 efforts to tackle the problem.

She toured the Boys and Girls club in the city and spoke with workers there, accompanied by members of the state鈥檚 congressional delegation.

Outside on Columbus Avenue, a crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of the vice president鈥檚 motorcade. Andrea Serna, wearing a sweater with 鈥淜amala鈥� written on the front of it, stood with her sister. 

鈥淲e love Kamala and Joe Biden, and I think they鈥檙e a really good representation of our community here in 海角换妻,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 very proud of someone like her as the first female vice president -- I鈥檓 glad we can have someone in the White House and finally be represented.鈥�

Harris left for West Haven, where she stopped at a child care development center with new U.S. education secretary -- and Meriden native -- Miguel Cardona. They were welcomed to the center by a class of 5-year-olds. Harris sat cross-legged on the floor with the class to share her experiences of becoming vice president.

Harris said she鈥檚 particularly concerned about the mental health of poor children who鈥檝e been out of school during the pandemic, something she says can begin to be addressed by the expanded child tax credit that鈥檚 included in the American Rescue Plan.

鈥淪o that we can improve the well-being of our children, understanding that [it] is not only about their education health, it is also about their mental health, it鈥檚 about their physical health.鈥�

Cardona, 海角换妻鈥檚 former education commissioner, emphasized that the cooperation of educators is needed to help implement the recovery.

鈥淚n order for this American Rescue Plan to really make the difference that we want it to make, we have to make sure that we are talking to one another,鈥� he said. 

Speaking at a news conference ahead of the visit, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro thanked the Biden administration for the support the new law provides to families, including the expansion of the child tax credit, a change she lobbied for specifically.

鈥淚n our state of 海角换妻, a third of kids will be lifted out of poverty, half out of deep poverty,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t is really extraordinary that expansion, and what a lifeline it is.鈥�

For the moment, the credit is for tax year 2021; DeLauro told reporters she believes Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are committed to making it permanent.

This story has been updated. WSHU鈥檚 Ebong Udoma contributed to this report.