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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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,
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Relations with many of our oldest friends are, quite frankly, scraping the bottom right now,
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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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This shouldn't be a game of 'gotcha,' you know. We shouldn't be playing a game. The folks have a right to know what you think. You're there for life,
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You know there's this tradition in the United States Navy that if a captain of a ship goes up on the shoals, almost regardless of whether it's his fault or not, he loses command.
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Who do you think will be more likely to yield to national pressure, Helms or Lott? ... There's only one person who can break the logjam. That's the majority leader.
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With all due respect, you've told me nothing, ... It's kind of interesting, this kabuki dance we have in these hearings here, as if the public doesn't have a right to know what you think about fundamental issues facing them.
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We can't keep the peace in Iraq anymore than the Iraqis want it. We can't want it more than they want it. And if they don't step up to the ball, we're going to be gone.
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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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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 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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We have been stonewalled from the beginning, ... The main question is: Did Bolton attempt to badger or attempt to change the views of intelligence officers?
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Well, I think based upon that job application where he said he strongly held these views, yes.
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We don't expect the general to come with a detailed plan of the administration's priorities, but to get a sense of what their concerns are.