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Joe Biden

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Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States, having taken office on January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Vice President under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. Biden has focused on various key issues during his presidency, including economic recovery, healthcare, and climate change. His administration has emphasized 'Bidenomics,' which aims to address inflation and promote economic growth.

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Dec 8, 2020

He was the 200th person ever to attain the rank of a four-star general, but only the sixth African-American to ever do that. He was the first African-American general officer to lead the Army corps in combat. He was the first…

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Dec 8, 2020

I will not make any decisions about what prosecutions the Justice Department makes once I get into the White House.

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Dec 7, 2020

Secondly, this team -- this team will help get at the latest, at the last 100 million COVID-19 vaccine -- at least 100 million COVID vaccine shots into the arms of the American people in the first hundred days.

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Dec 7, 2020

It will start with my sign in order on day one to require mask where I can under the law, like Federal buildings, interstate travel on planes, trains and buses.

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Dec 7, 2020

Biden said that he wants to aim for at least 100 million Americans to be vaccinated in his first 100 days.

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Dec 7, 2020

The third thing I'm going to ask in a hundred days, it should be a national priority to get our kids back into school and keep them in school.

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Dec 7, 2020

Pressuring officials to falsify election results is a crime.

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Dec 7, 2020

A Trump loyalist recently appointed as Pentagon chief of staff is controlling the Biden transition team's access to Pentagon officials, even blocking some career officials and experts from giving information about key defense issues to the…

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Dec 7, 2020

We will prioritize vaccinating those most at risk, including healthcare workers and seniors.

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Dec 7, 2020

We need to make sure that the vaccine is free and accessible to all Americans, regardless of their income or insurance status.

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Dec 7, 2020

We will invest in the public health infrastructure to ensure we are better prepared for future pandemics.

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Dec 7, 2020

We will work closely with state and local leaders to ensure a smooth and efficient distribution of the vaccine.

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Dec 7, 2020

We will have a free and fair distribution of the vaccine to every American.

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Dec 6, 2020

I can tell you that people around Biden have already been suggesting the very idea of going after an ex-president concerns them, while Joe Biden's also stressed the thing you're supposed to say, that he will not try to meddle in the DOJ's…

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Dec 4, 2020

There is a lot more that has to be done. They have clued us in on their planning on how they plan to distribute the actual vaccine to the various states. But there is no detailed plan that we've seen anyway as to how you get the vaccine…

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Dec 4, 2020

We are in a crisis. We need to come together as a nation. We need the Congress to act and act now. If Congress and President Trump fail to act by the end of December, 12 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits they rely on…

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Dec 4, 2020

Today, the margin by which Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in the popular vote rose to a lead of more than 7 million votes.

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Dec 4, 2020

I think it would important only in one sense, not in a personal sense, important in the sense that we are able to demonstrate at the end of this chaos that he's created, that there is peaceful transfer of power, with the competing parties…

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Dec 4, 2020

I don't think you have to convince me that he knows me. He knows I'm a straight as an arrow when I negotiate. He knows I keep commitments. And I never attempt to embarrass the opposition.

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Dec 4, 2020

This is dire jobs report. We're in a crisis need to come together as a nation, need the Congress to act and act now. If Congress and President Trump failed act by the end of December, 12 million Americans lose their unemployment benefits.

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Dec 4, 2020

As we inherit the public health and economic crisis, working on a plan that will put forward for the next Congress to move fast to control the pandemic.

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Dec 4, 2020

Biden should assume that up front, I think. And if -- and if we, you know, if we needed any more proof of what the right is now, I think the Trump years have cleared that up.

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Dec 4, 2020

The folks out there aren't looking for a handout. They just need help.

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Dec 3, 2020

President-elect Biden said today that his team hasn't seen a detailed plan for distributing the vaccine.

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Dec 3, 2020

And it matters what a president and a vice president do. And so, I think that my three predecessors have set the model as to what should be done.

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