Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisHundreds of lawyers from nation's oldest African American sorority join effort to fight voter suppression Biden picks up endorsement from progressive climate group 350 Action 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing MORE (D-Calif.) defended her record as a prosecutor Friday while hitting her 2020 presidential primary opponent Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Democratic senators ask inspector general to investigate IRS use of location tracking service MORE (D-Mass.) over Warren’s past legal work representing corporations.

“I've spent my career as a prosecutor. I’ve only had one client in my entire life, and that's been the people,” Harris said during her remarks at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration.

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“Unlike other people, unlike others, I've never represented a corporation. I've never represented a special interest, and I started my career fighting for the people,” Harris added.

She later emphasized her remarks on Twitter.

Unlike others in this race, I've never represented a corporation. I've never represented a special interest. I've always only had one client: The People. #LJ19 — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 2, 2019

My entire life I’ve fought for the people—never a special interest or corporation. pic.twitter.com/HfmxfMhtPl — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 2, 2019

The comments came days after a New York Times report highlighted attacks Warren faced in her 2012 Senate campaign over her representation of LTV Steel, a Cleveland-based conglomerate, against the Clinton administration in 1995.

Warren had several other corporate clients, including Travelers insurance, aircraft maker Fairchild, Dow Chemical and a railroad company that wanted to avoid paying for a Superfund cleanup, according to the Times.

Warren has centered her 2020 White House campaign around taking on corporations, and the Times noted that the Massachusetts senator also worked on a number of cases involving consumer bankruptcy and victims’ rights.

A spokesperson for the Warren campaign was not immediately available to respond to Harris’s remarks.

Warren has risen to the top of the primary field, leading in most polls alongside former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Fox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio MORE. Her grassroots campaign financing is second only to fellow top candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power Bernie Sanders: 'This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome MORE (I-Vt.).

Harris has been lagging behind Warren in polls and fundraising.

The California senator has yet to qualify for the December debate. So far, Sanders, Warren, Biden and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE have been the only candidates to qualify for the December debate stage.

Harris has met the donor threshold, receiving at least 200,000 unique donors, but has not yet reached the polling threshold to make the cut.