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Joe Biden: “The Senator is preaching to the choir. I fully agree with the Senator. As the Senator knows, that is above my pay grade.…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2002
The Senator is preaching to the choir. I fully agree with the Senator. As the Senator knows, that is above my pay grade. There are only six Senators who have been here longer than I, but a lot have more institutional power than I do. I think it is a reasonable proposal, and I have shared that view of the Senator for a long time.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Expressing agreement with a fellow Senator's proposal during a Senate floor debate.

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