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On the recordMay 12, 2019
I'm speaking figuratively, of course. When I got to the Senate200 years ago, no, I'm not kidding. They had just installed electricity.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Joke made by Biden during a speech at a fundraiser in Columbia

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