We should repeal the liability shield that often protects gun manufacturers from being sued for the death and destruction caused by their weapons. Th… - Joe Biden

the Democratic Party had failed (in 1983)
'to remember waht got us this far and how we got here — moral indignation, decent instincts, a sense of shared sacrifice and mutual responsibility, and a set of national priorities that emphasized what we had in common.. The Party that was the engine of the national interest — molding our pluralistic interest into a compelling new social contract that served the nation well for fifty years — became perceived as little more than the broker of narrow special interests. Instead of thinking of ourselves as Americans first, Democrats second, and members of interest groups third, we have begun to think in terms of special interests first and the greater interest second.. We have let our opponents set the agenda and define what is at stake.
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And yet there was an eerie stillness on Capitol Hill — like a moment of prolonged equipoise between inhalation and exhalation.

The United States will not waver in our unrelenting determination to counter and thwart the continuing terrorist threats to our world. And we will lead with our diplomacy to strive for peaceful resolution of conflicts. We seek to uphold peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. We remain committed to our One China policy, which has helped prevent conflict for four decades. And we continue to oppose unilateral changes in the status quo by either side.