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Vice President Kamala Harris Visiting Michigan Monday

Harris is expected to encourage vaccinations during a trip that was rescheduled following flooding late last month.

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Vice President Kamala Harris holds a roundtable discussion with advocates from faith-based non-governmental organizations and shelter and legal service providers during her visit to the Paso del Norte, Port of Entry, in El Paso, Texas, on June 25.
Vice President Kamala Harris holds a roundtable discussion with advocates from faith-based non-governmental organizations and shelter and legal service providers during her visit to the Paso del Norte, Port of Entry, in El Paso, Texas, on June 25. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit Michigan on Monday, according to The White House.

Harris is expected to partake in a voting rights listening session at the TCF Center at 2 p.m. Monday in Detroit. Following that event, Harris is scheduled to speak on the region's COVID-19 vaccination rates.

The vice president will appear with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer later in the day, holding a 5:25 p.m. reelection event for the state's Democratic governor at the TCF Center.

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Harris was originally expected to visit the area to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in late June but postponed the trip when the area was dealing with immense flooding following strong storms and significant rainfall.

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