Issues
For over thirty-five years, Joe Biden has represented the people of Delaware in the United States Senate. Throughout his career, Senator Biden’s top priority has been to make our communities safer and our country more secure. To learn more about Senator Biden’s work in Washington, please click on the icons below.
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Working for Delaware
“There is no greater honor than representing the people of Delaware on the floor of the Senate each and every day.” - Joe Biden
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Agriculture
Though small in size, Delaware is one of the nation’s leading agriculture states and boasts a diversified economy. While better known for its banking and financial institutions and chemical companies, Delaware is home to the nation’s number one poultry-producing county in America.
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Civil Rights
"What made me run for the Senate 35 years ago? Civil rights. I wanted to end the discrimination I saw. Thirty-five years later we have changed America and moved closer to our ideals, but new and more subtle sins are still there." –Senator Joe Biden
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Crime
"Fighting crime is like cutting grass. In the summer I cut my grass on a Saturday and it looks great. I let it go for a week, it looks a little shaggy. Let it go for two weeks, I notice it. Let it go for a month, I have the weeds back." -- Senator Joe Biden
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Defense
"So long as a single American soldier or marine remains in Iraq, we will provide him or her with the best protection this country can provide."-- Senator Joe Biden
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Domestic Violence
"I consider the Violence Against Women Act the single most significant legislation that I’ve crafted during my tenure in the Senate." – Senator Joe Biden
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Drugs
"Drug abuse is one of our nation's most pervasive problems. The fact is we have the tools to prevent addiction before it even starts and to successfully treat those with substance abuse disorders – there is no excuse not to act." - Senator Joe Biden
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Economy
“History shows us that when our middle class is strong, our nation is strong. But when the middle class is threatened, our nation is weaker, economically and politically. The basic social compact that built our economy and built our middle class – that compact is under attack. We must restore growth and fairness to meet the new challenges before us.” – Senator Joe Biden
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Energy
"There is no question our oil dependence is threatening our national security. If we don’t change our policy, oil will further empower the countries that produce it, restrict our options, and undermine our economic and physical security." - Senator Joe Biden
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Education
"My mother has an expression I never fully understood until I was a parent: 'children tend to become that which you expect of them.' In the 21st century global economy, when our brains and our skills determine America’s competitiveness, we need to expect more of our children. I am working toward the day every American child has 16 years of public education." - Senator Joe Biden
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Environment
"We should not have to worry when grandfathers take their grandkids to a favorite fishing hole the streams are contaminated with dioxin." -- Senator Joe Biden
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Health Care
"The 21st century starts with the promise of even greater advances in health care and the treatment of diseases. If we take the right steps now, we will be able to live fuller and longer lives." -- Senator Joe Biden
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Homeland Security
"I believe that there is no greater obligation of our government than to provide for the safety and security of the American people." – Senator Joe Biden
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Labor
"Every day we see more evidence this economy is not working for middle-class Americans. If we honor work, we have to reward it." -- Senator Joe Biden
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Seniors
"Politicians need to understand what it’s like for people on Medicare, who are lying in bed staring at a ceiling wondering if they are going to be able to pay the bills." -- Senator Joe Biden
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Veterans
"Our nation’s democracy and freedom exist because of the achievements and sacrifices of our veterans. We owe them an immeasurable amount of gratitude." – Senator Joe Biden
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The War in Afghanistan
“Today we face an issue at the very heart of our war on terror: the deteriorating security conditions in Afghanistan. If current trends continue, we may soon find that our hard-won success on the battlefield has melted away.” -- Senator Joe Biden
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The War In Iraq
"This Administration has dug us into a very deep hole internationally. We need to end the war in Iraq and to restore our place in the world." -- Senator Joe Biden
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Women
"There are many more laws and attitudes that need changing so women are treated with equal opportunities at work, in the classroom, and in our health care system." -- Senator Joe Biden