AP Photo/David J. Phillip Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) reacts to entrepreneur Andrew Yang on Sept. 12, 2019, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said fellow 2020 presidential contender Andrew Yang is challenging other candidates to be “more innovative” when asked about her reaction to his money giveaway announcement at the latest Democratic presidential debate Thursday night.

During his opening statement on the debate stage at the historically Black Texas Southern University, Yang said his campaign will give away $1,000 a month to randomly selected families over the course of a year to test his universal basic income proposal.

“This is how we will get our country working for us again, the American people,” the entrepreneur said.

The audience cheered for Yang, who then pointed to the crowd in a playful manner.

As the TV camera panned over to South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Harris could distinctly be heard laughing in the background. A smiling Buttigieg then said after a pause: “It’s original, I’ll give you that.”