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So, let's get to work. (Joe Biden)
220,000 deaths. If you hear nothing else I say tonight, hear this: Anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain President of the United States. View quote
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Look, there is no federal solution. This gets solved at a state level. View quote
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As a nation, we have to ask: When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God's name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done? View quote
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I am so tired of acronyms in Washington. I can't stand it. I cannot stand it. But I'm going to have to learn, aren't I? View quote
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I have always believed that for America to succeed, rural America must succeed. View quote
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America must offer meaningful opportunities for redemption and rehabilitation to empower those who have been incarcerated to become productive, law-abiding, members of society, and reduce crime and make our communities safer. View quote
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The rest of the world looks at you and sees who you are. They see you are a multi-ethnic group of Americans that are, in fact, together and united into one so - resolve: to defend your country and to help those who need help. That's why you're here. View quote
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I intend to pass one of the biggest middle class tax cuts ever - paid for by making those at the top pay their fair share. View quote
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I just can't imagine how the families are feeling - the victims whose futures were stolen from them, from their families, from their loved ones who now have to struggle to go on and try to make sense of what's happened. View quote
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[S]ome of last month's job growth is a result of the December relief package. But without a rescue plan, these gains are going to slow. We can't afford one step forward and two steps backwards. We need to beat the virus, provide essential relief, and build an inclusive recovery. (Joe Biden)
All of those empty storefronts aren't just shattered dreams, they're warning lights that are going off and state and local budgets that are being stretched because of the lack of tax revenue. View quote
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We should also have national red-flag laws so that a parent, a teacher, a counselor can flag for a court that a child, a student, a patient is exhibiting violent tendencies, threatening classmates, or experiencing suicidal thoughts that makes them a danger to themselves or to others. View quote
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The bottom line is the deficit went up every year under my predecessor, before the pandemic and during the pandemic. And it's gone down both years since I've been here - period. View quote
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My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill's husband. View quote
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Look, as a father and a grandfather - and I'm sure we all feel the same way - I understand how difficult this shortage has been for families all across the country. There is nothing more stressful than the feeling like you can't get what your child needs - what he or she needs. View quote
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We cannot bury pain and trauma forever. As I said in Tulsa, great nations do not hide from their histories. We are a great nation, and by reckoning with and remedying the injustices of the past, America will become greater still. View quote
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The people of Ukraine continue to inspire the world with their courage and resolve as they fight bravely to defend their country and their democracy against Russian aggression. View quote
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We must work together to create an America where everyone feels safe in their community, where children feel safe in their schools. And, of course, that responsibility that we collectively have to ensure that all people feel safe in their community is what brings us together today. View quote
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It is time that we acknowledge the legacy of systemic racism in our criminal justice system and work together to eliminate the racial disparities that endure to this day. Doing so serves all Americans. View quote
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I urge [the] Congress to move promptly on the COVID funding bill. This virus knows no borders; we must continue to save lives here at home and around the world. (Joe Biden)
I want every American to know that I am taking inflation very seriously and it is my top domestic priority. View quote
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I know this is the honor of my lifetime. The honor of my lifetime is to serve as your Commander-in-Chief. View quote
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It's on all of us to stand up, to speak out when you see someone being abused. This is an organization that's defined American - excuse me, defeated American enemies on land, sea, and air, and been defined by the way we treat others. View quote
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I also know that you are essential to the work of our diplomacy - not only as the ultimate guarantor of our security, but as diplomats yourselves. View quote
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