Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (/ˈsf rɒbˈnɛt ˈbdən/; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama, and in office since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Biden represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009.

Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1942, and lived there for ten years before moving to Delaware. He became an attorney in 1969, and was elected to the New Castle County council in 1970. Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972, and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He was re-elected to the Senate six times, and was the fourth most senior senator at the time of his resignation to assume the Vice Presidency in 2009. Biden was a long-time member and former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. He opposed the Gulf War in 1991, but advocated U.S. and NATO intervention in the Bosnian War in 1994 and 1995. Biden voted in favor of the resolution authorizing the Iraq War in 2002, but opposed the surge of U.S. troops in 2007. He has also served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues related to drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties, and led the legislative efforts for creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, and the Violence Against Women Act. He chaired the Judiciary Committee during the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.

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Famous quotes by Joseph Biden:

"I'm talking about people ... who will come in here with guns and understand that they don't have to check with anybody before they return fire,"
"They have squandered about every opportunity to get it right. The bottom line is they are significantly lowering expectations."
"Judge, if I look only at what you've said and written ... I would have to vote 'no,'"
"Not one word of Korea. Not one word with regard to Iraq. Not one word with regard to Iran. It's like Wonderland,"
"We discussed...in broad strokes, the aid that's already going to help the Afghan people, ... the need to put together a broader coalition, probably under the mandate of the United Nations, but with our strong support of follow-on after this undertaking to take out Mr. bin Laden and his associates happens."
"Relations with many of our oldest friends are, quite frankly, scraping the bottom right now,"
"This interim government needs an infusion of a modest amount of capital in days, not weeks, not months,"
"For a government to maintain any credibility, it has to have the ability to pay people's salaries, turn on the lights, be able to have desks, telephones ... etc."
"[If the United States and the new Afghan regime agree to the measure,] there will be the ability to literally give some of the Afghans back their money to govern themselves in the near term, ... We're talking about more than $100 million."
"It's time for him (President Clinton) to stop saying he won't put them on the table,"
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‘Ghost Guns’: What They Are and Why There Has Been a Fight Over Them

New York Times 26 Mar 2025
A rule regulating the firearm kits was a centerpiece of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s gun control initiative. The Supreme Court has upheld the regulation, issued in 2022 ... .

ACLU challenges firing of federal employees working on DEI

The Hill 26 Mar 2025
“The decision to go after people for DEI work they are no longer doing shows the administration’s true motive ... The filing notes that “Trump has explicitly associated DEIA programs with his Democratic predecessor, Joseph R. Biden.” ... ....

Lebanon-Israel truce will not lead to normalisation. Here's why

The New Arab 26 Mar 2025
This marks a continuation in policy from Joseph Biden’s presidency, when the US was seeking to bring Lebanon and Israel to delineate their border. Amos Hochstein, as a senior advisor to Biden, raised ...

Phil English defends Kelly, plus readers' views on Trump, Ukraine, deportation | Letters

GoErie 25 Mar 2025
Protesters demand more in-person town halls by Rep. Mike Kelly. Erie Benedictine Sister Jacqueline Sanchez-Small talks about the lack of engagement between Rep ... (In fact, Joseph Biden beat Trump by 7 million votes — in percentage terms, 51.3 to 46.8.).

Deportations Haven’t Surged Under Trump

Political Wire 24 Mar 2025
Trump vowed to carry out. Overall, the number of flights and their destinations look largely similar to those under President Joseph Biden. Los Angeles Times.

The Spread of Schoolyard Astroturf

Truth Dig 24 Mar 2025
“If your mother says she loves you, check it out” is a bromide drilled into every journalist ... They are not ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... Meanwhile, in his farewell address, former President Joseph R. Biden warned about how the wealthy are a big threat to democracy. ... .

IRS whistleblowers vindicated, fight crime to fight gangs and other commentary

New York Post 23 Mar 2025
Look at the “years of retaliation” within the IRS against Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler “for their sin of treating Hunter Biden like any other lawbreaker.” ... Ron Wyden’s plea to “President Biden to ...

Trump Revokes More Security Clearances

Political Wire 22 Mar 2025
... including Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and ‘any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.k”.

Trump pulls security clearances for Joe Biden and entire family, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and ...

Sott 22 Mar 2025
"Any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s family" will also be impacted by the memo.

Ex-NSC adviser trolls Trump on MSNBC over security clearance screw-up

Raw Story 22 Mar 2025
... Bragg, Andrew Weissmann, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Cheney, Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.".

Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Biden, Harris, and More. Here’s the Full List and What ...

Time Magazine 22 Mar 2025
President Donald Trump has made good on his promise of revoking security clearance for former President Joe Biden ... The action was applied to Biden and “any other member of Joseph R. Biden ...

Trump revokes security clearance for Joe Biden and entire family, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and ...

New York Post 22 Mar 2025
President Trump issued a memo Friday rescinding the security clearances of more than a dozen individuals, including former President Joe Biden and his entire family, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton.

Trump Is Countering The Insurgency By Revoking The [DS] Security Clearance, Shutdown- Ep. 3602

X22 Report 22 Mar 2025
The Biden Administration secretly permitted Chevron, $CVX, to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the Venezuelan government, per Bloomberg ... Alexander Vindman, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.
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