Joseph Biden
Joseph Biden
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr.is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, having been jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, Biden represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009...
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I believe the federal government should stamp out discrimination wherever - wherever - it occurs, ... If I look only at what you've said and written. . . . I would have to vote no. You dismissed the constitutional protection of privacy as, quote, 'a so-called right.' . . . You dismissed gender discrimination as...'merely a perceived problem.'
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You better examine your conscience and figure out whether or not this is just a little slip, or that we're about to send a man who lacks credibility, I would argue, with half of us on the Hill,
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between the rhetoric here in Washington and the reality on the ground.
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There is not a controversial issue in this country that does not have the prospect of coming before the court.
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What everybody tells me here is, 'Don't think the fight against the Taliban is over,'
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What's the plan, Stan? Tell us, ... We are not setting timetables and saying cut and run. We are saying give us a plan.
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We have to do more to reach out and get the rest of the world in on the game,
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We quite frankly have no policy now; there is no policy. I would not call it benign neglect; I would call it malign neglect.
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Persuading the people to let you win -- that's exactly what they've lost,
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No. 1, on the police training, we've wasted 17 months,
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September 11 indicated our country is vulnerable, ... The thing we remain the least vulnerable to is an ICBM attack from another nation.
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One of the things that's been amazing is you are one of the best witnesses that I think has come before this committee and I've been here 30-some years.
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We need a strong voice in New York who knows the U.N. and who can advance our reform agenda. But we don't need a voice which people may not be inclined to listen to, ... And I fear that, knowing your reputation -- and your reputation known well at the U.N. -- people will be inclined to tune you out.
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Is the announcement of our intent to withdraw from the ABM treaty a real action, or is it a White House Christmas present for the right wing who dislikes arms control under any circumstances,