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Vidal

(642 posts) Mon May 13, 2019, 09:14 PM May 2019

Joe Biden Pushes Back On Criticism Of Climate Change Approach [View all]

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) defended his record as an advocate for stronger environmental protections on Monday, responding to a report that he plans to take a “middle ground” on solutions to climate change.

Biden, who’s competing to be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, brought up the matter unprompted during a speech to a crowd of hundreds at a pizza restaurant in New Hampshire’s seacoast region.

As evidence of his green bona fides, Biden cited an article on the fact-checking site PolitiFact that supported his claims and called him a “climate change pioneer” in Congress.

“I said that I was in this area long before most anybody else was and I have a record. And they basically said ... ‘Biden’s right. He’s been a leader on climate change,’” Biden told the crowd.

Read More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-climate-change-record-middle-ground_n_5cd9c5bae4b0f7ba48a93ef6

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KR! Cha May 2019 #1

This could become a metaphore zipplewrath May 2019 #2

As of right now the polls seem to indicate people are being convinced still_one May 2019 #4

"Convinced" zipplewrath May 2019 #5

Yes, it's called LEADERSHIP... that's what we need on a whole range of progressive issues... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #9

Good for Joe, and his record is there since the seventies long before most even cared about it. still_one May 2019 #3

Unfortunately zipplewrath May 2019 #6

We will see what the voters think, but keep trying still_one May 2019 #7

Yes they will zipplewrath May 2019 #8