Mar 1, 2021South Carolina: A Year LaterA year ago, I stood in Columbia, South Carolina, grateful that the voters of the Palmetto State–and especially the backbone of the Democratic Party, the African-American community–had set us on a course to the presidency. That night, I said that ours was a campaign for the people who had been…Joe Biden4 min readJoe Biden4 min read
Aug 30, 2020My Statement on the ODNI’s Decision to End Election Interference BriefingsThis is not how democracy works. But it is how American national security and sovereignty are violated. The tools of our government are meant to defend the American people and our system of governance against all enemies, foreign and domestic. And yet, at a moment when we know that our…2 min read2 min read
Aug 14, 2020My Statement on the 85th Anniversary of Social SecurityEighty-five years ago today, as our nation sought to heal its pain and revive its promise in the midst of a Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. In the years since, Social Security has brought greater dignity, peace of mind, and freedom to…3 min read3 min read
Aug 14, 2020My Statement on Black Women’s Equal Pay DayBlack Women’s Equal Pay Day marks an unconscionable reality: it takes a Black woman nearly 20 months to earn what a white man made in one year for the same work. Over the course of their lives, it’s impossible for Black women to ever really catch up. There are workplace…2 min read2 min read
Aug 13, 2020My Statement on the Agreement between Israel and the United Arab EmiratesToday, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have taken a historic step to bridge the deep divides of the Middle East. The UAE’s offer to publicly recognize the State of Israel is a welcome, brave, and badly-needed act of statesmanship. And it is a critical recognition that Israel is a…2 min read2 min read
Aug 12, 2020My Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Right-Wing Protests in CharlottesvilleThree years ago today, the world watched in horror as neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and far-right extremists with torches in hand descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, spewing the same anti-Semitic bile that was heard in Hitler’s Germany in the 1930s. It was a moment of testing for our country, and a wake-up…2 min read2 min read
Aug 11, 2020My Statement on Elections in BelarusDemocracies are built on the simple concept that citizens have a right to elect their leaders and have a say in their country’s future. After suffering systematic repression for the past 26 years under the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenka, the people of Belarus are demanding their voices be…2 min read2 min read
Aug 9, 2020My Statement on Five Million COVID-19 InfectionsToday we passed five million reported infections of COVID-19 in the United States. It’s a number that boggles the mind and breaks the heart. Five million is more than the entire population of Alabama — or of more than half the states in our union, for that matter. Each time…2 min read2 min read
Aug 8, 2020My Statement on President Trump’s Executive Orders to Sow More Chaos and ConfusionUnable to deliver for the American people in a time of crisis, Donald Trump offered a series of half-baked measures today. He is putting Social Security at grave risk at a time when seniors are suffering the overwhelming impact of a pandemic he has failed to get under control. …3 min read3 min read
Aug 8, 2020My Statement on Bristol BayBristol Bay has been foundational to the way of life of Alaska Natives for countless generations, provides incredible joy for recreational anglers from across the country, and is an economic powerhouse that supplies half of the world’s wild sockeye salmon. It is no place for a mine. The Obama-Biden Administration…1 min read1 min read
