Harris stresses importance of 'following the science'
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday echoed Biden's message on listening to science as the country faces challenges such as the pandemic and climate change.
"The importance of ... following the science, of listening to the scientists, is clear everywhere we look -- from a pandemic that has taken such a devastating toll, partly because our nation's leaders did not listen to the scientists from the start, to raging wildfires, record-breaking storms and a climate crisis that scientists agree is caused by human beings," Harris said during a press briefing on the administration's science team.
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The administration will additionally invest in STEM education "and the next generation of scientists, including women scientists and scientists of color," she said.
Harris also spoke about her personal connection to research as the daughter of a cancer researcher, and she encouraged the next generation of scientists.
"I have a message for all the little girls and boys out there who dream of growing up to be a superhero,” she said. “Superheroes aren’t just about our imagination. They are walking among us. They are teachers and doctors and scientists."
"And you can grow up to be like them, too, so let's dream big, lead with conviction, and see ourselves, each one us, as the superheroes of tomorrow," she added.
-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson, Molly Nagle and John Verhovek