122 Quotes by Joseph Biden

They have squandered about every opportunity to get it right. The bottom line is they are significantly lowering expectations.

Ask any of the people making over 360 grand, would they forgo one year of the 10 years beginning in 2005 in order to win this? I've not found anybody who's said no, ... Fox News Sunday.

It is unreasonable to ask the president of the United States to say that he will oppose bringing up this treaty during the duration of his presidency, ... If that's the price that has to be paid, then we'll have a vote.

For a government to maintain any credibility, it has to have the ability to pay people's salaries, turn on the lights, be able to have desks, telephones ... etc.

It is time the president tells us how he plans on getting us out of the hole he has dug us so deeply into. And just to stop digging, as the old saying goes, is not enough. He needs to tell us what his plan is,

It is time for a little grace and dignity here, ... It is time for someone to step forward and take a hit for the team. It is time for us to demonstrate that this is in fact a consequential undertaking.

does not appear to share the same expansive view of fundamental rights of previous nominees I have supported. I'm unwilling to take the constitutional risk at this moment in the court's history.

DOJ (Department of Justice) has told us repeatedly that there's a formal response working its way through red tape channels, but still nothing,

The new Violence Against Women Act provides a comprehensive approach to combating domestic violence and sexual assault, ... It stiffens penalties for repeat offenders, provides more money for vital services and will help battered women get the assistance and support they need. It also focuses on breaking the cycle of violence through education and helping rural victims in under-served areas.