Vice President Kamala Harris held a private dinner with U.S. senators from both aisles on Tuesday (June 17) night to strengthen relationships among them. It was the first known event the Vice President held at her residence, the Naval Observatory since she moved in April this year.
The invited were 24 female senators, 16 Democrats, and eight Republicans. The senators who attended included Tammy Baldwin, Marsha Blackburn, Maria Cantwell, Shelley Moore Capito, Susan Collins, Catherine Cortez-Masto, Tammy Duckworth, Joni Ernst, Dianne Feinstein, Deb Fischer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maggie Hassan, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Jacky Rosen, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Tina Smith, and Elizabeth Warren.
Only Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Cynthia Lummis, (R-WY), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) did not attend.
What a wonderful bipartisan women Senators dinner at our @VP’s residence! Thank you Kamala! I am so proud of you! pic.twitter.com/l5sVNWO7lU
— Sen. Debbie Stabenow (@SenStabenow) June 16, 2021
The senators dined on roasted mahi-mahi and ended the night with strawberry rhubarb croustades and vanilla ice cream, according to a menu shared by Republican Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska.
“Our Vice President even made the cheese puffs herself! And they were so good!” Stabenow tweeted.
The event is part of an annual bipartisan event for women of the Senate. Last year it couldn’t take place due to Covid-19.
