Joe Biden

I have a fundamental disagreement with it.

It is not good for our government, and it is not good for our country.

You seem almost contemptuous of the legislative process in your comments.

I have to tell you I am troubled by that statement, very troubled.

If, God forbid, one of our nuclear powerplants is blown up; if, God forbid, sarin gas is released in the tunnels under New York City; if, God forbid, any number of other things I could mention, which I won't because they will frighten…

Amtrak pretended it was on a glidepath to self-sufficiency and maintained that fiction far too long. It took action such as borrowing money through a variety of means, the primary example being the mortgaging of Penn Station last year, and…

After entry into force of the Moscow Treaty, getting a handle on the Russian tactical nuclear weapons must be a top arms control and nonproliferation objective of the United States Government.

If the President attempts to take this Nation to war over Kuwaiti prisoners, I hope to God that is not what you all mean by this underlying provision. If this President attempts to take this Nation to war over return of Kuwaiti property…

In response, I cannot honestly say substantially reduce it. I think it will reduce it some. This resolution, for example, reduces the possibility of getting a strong response compared to what Lugar-Biden would have done. The truth is it is…

Yes, with one caveat. He has expressed to me his ability to achieve a tough resolution would be enhanced by our not making it a two-step process. But he personally has told me and my committee he would consider and the President would…

I beg your pardon. Does the Senator actually believe the President would veto this? I mean, the President speaks so glowingly and lovingly--and I believe he means it--about our veterans and our responsibilities and our obligations. If you…

A director who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate will have the stature, credibility and authority necessary to spearhead the efforts to end violence against women. In practical terms, a director within this sort of…

That is absolutely correct. Rather than be one of many offices subsumed in a larger bureau or office, the Violence Against Women Officer will now be its own, separate and distinct entity within the Department of Justice. This provision…

It does not commit the United States and Congress to anything, except it communicates----

We have the votes to win this anyway, notwithstanding the fact I truly appreciate the Senator's generous offer. I would be happy to try to accommodate him if I could. You cannot amend this.

What I think we should be straight about here--I am not implying in any way the Senator from Virginia is not being straight--is that there is a growing school of thought that reflects the underlying view of my friend from Virginia--and, I…

Senator Helms and I are proud to introduce today the Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2002. This bill authorizes $150 million over the next 2 years to provide assistance to developing nations to improve global disease surveillance to…

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…

As I think I can verify, there probably has not been 10 times in my career that I have spoken after there are no votes... I am the guy who has put the hold on those two nominees.

I don't think the stimulus bill is about partisanship. The stimulus bill is about whether we are going to take care of workers and displaced people because of the economy or whether we are going to reward corporate entities that are not…

Delaware has proudly named after the strongest group of revolutionary fighters in the Revolution from the State of Delaware. Back in those days, cock fights were very much in vogue. The toughest of those competitors were the Blue Hens of…

I want to say that people who do not follow and understand that--and many do not because of the media--who do not follow Division II football, should understand there are some very serious ballplayers. It is very good football…

This is not a hurricane. This is not a flood. This is not a natural disaster. This is an unnatural disaster called a war. The reason my guardsmen in Delaware were called up and all of our guardsmen are called up now is for a war. This is a…

To reaffirm what the Senator says, I do not think anyone should read in this that the Senator from West Virginia and I aren't happy that the President wants to bring down the number of nuclear weapons.

I think it is more appropriate to refer to this as rail safety. To give an example, the 350,000 people who go through the tunnels are not all on Amtrak trains. They are on the Long Island Railroad, they are on the New Jersey transit, using…