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Joe Biden: “You try to negotiate with the other side, you try to reach across the aisle, they keep like alligators tearing your arms…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2021
You try to negotiate with the other side, you try to reach across the aisle, they keep like alligators tearing your arms off, and you get nothing at the end.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden's reflection on past negotiations and the challenges of bipartisan efforts.

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