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VIDEO: Vice President Kamala Harris visits Arizona Thursday

Harris, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited Tonopah for a groundbreaking
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TONOPAH, AZ — Vice President Kamala Harris, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited the West Valley Thursday.

Watch Vice President Harris arrive in Arizona:

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Arizona

The group visited Tonopah in the West Valley to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ten West Link transmission line.

The Ten West Link will be a high-voltage transmission line that will add significant new power infrastructure connecting the Desert Southwest to southern California.

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management initially approved the project in November of 2019, and construction was authorized last July.

Watch Governor Hobbs speak during the event:

Gov. Hobbs speaks at groundbreaking event involving Vice President Kamala Harris

Watch Vice President Harris speak during the event:

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at groundbreaking event in Tonopah

Harris, Haaland, and Granholm touted the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to combat climate change while helping Americans to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.