Joseph Biden actually said...

"Some of the facilities we use to handle uranium and plutonium date back to the days when the world's great powers were led by Truman, Churchill, and Stalin."

"If we don't take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, and jeopardize our recovery--all of which would have an even worse effect on our job..."

"Like any cash-strapped family, we will work within a budget to invest in what we need and sacrifice what we don't."

"Even in these tight fiscal times, we will commit the resources our security requires."