Vice President Kamala Harris convened a virtual meeting Thursday to outline the benefits of President Joe Biden’s newly announced budget reconciliation framework to a group of mayors from across the country.

Harris has helmed similar events in the past and stood by Biden’s side as he announced details on the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act on Thursday morning before departing Washington, D.C., for Rome, Italy.

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