“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
I am proud to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with distinction to my brother, Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vice President Joe Biden

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