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Vice president's husband touts relief package in New Mexico

  KEWA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — The husband of Vice President Kamala Harris joined officials in New Mexico on Wednesday to tour a tribal vaccination clinic. Kewa Pueblo has vaccinated the majority of its tribal members. Doug Emhoff called it a vaccination model and acknowledged how hard the coronavirus has hit Native American communities. He says he was inspired by the work Kewa and other pueblos have done to bring their communities together at a trying time. Emhoff also met with four working mothers in Albuquerque and talked with them about the challenges brought on by the pandemic. His visit was part of a tour to promote the $1.9 trillion federal relief package.