All statements by Joe Biden
Biden
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"In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."

Joe Biden on Friday, November 2nd, 2007 in statement on Web site >>Details


Biden
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"Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that."

Joe Biden on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 in Philadelphia >>Details


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