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Published 02:21 IST, January 19th 2021

Harris volunteers at food bank in honor of MLK Day

Harris was also set to resign her Senate seat on Monday. She offered thanks to her California constituents in a farewell video posted on social media "for the honor of representing the place of my birth, as a proud daughter of California."

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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff are volunteering at a Washington, D.C. food bank in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Harris and Emhoff filled bags with produce and dry goods at Martha's Table, a food bank in Southeast Washington.

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The two were joined by six local teenagers, who Harris greeted as she arrived. Dressed casually, in a ponytail and zip up parka, Harris dug into a box of potatoes and told the teens, "C'mon, we gotta get this done!"

Harris was also set to resign her Senate seat on Monday. She offered thanks to her California constituents in a farewell video posted on social media "for the honor of representing the place of my birth, as a proud daughter of California."

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02:21 IST, January 19th 2021