“We don’t do it almost enough”, he said of making the contrast.
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Biden said the task force is meant to “ensure that we make the most of our federal investments, research and data, computing capabilities, targeted incentives, private-sector efforts, and patient-engagement initiatives”. Here he waves at the conclusion of his State of the Union address earlier this month.
Obama said he was confident of his prediction because Democrats “focus on the things that matter in the lives of American people”.
The president also called for action on several issues that have received some bipartisan support, including a debt restructuring option for the struggling island territory of Puerto Rico.
“We don’t have to make it up”, Biden said, referencing the successes of the Obama administration over the past seven years. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California on Friday praised the long-shot candidacy of Vermont Sen.
The president has yet to meet privately with House Speaker Paul Ryan since he replaced former Representative John Boehner in October.
The Democrats are on their annual retreat today, and according to multiple reports, Vice President Joe Biden had some encouraging words for House members about their Republican presidential rivals.
House Democrats, who lost their majority in 2010 after a midterm election that was largely a referendum on Obamacare, haven’t always enjoyed a close relationship with the President. Pelosi previous year had opposed a trade-promotion authority (TPA) bill, known as fast-track, which the administration viewed as vital to securing the TPP because it prevents Congress from amending or filibustering the president’s trade deals. Tonight I have an announcement to make about the presidential race. “Now you review TPP in its substance and we’ll see what the decisions are”.
He chided Republicans who said during the course of his presidency that his policies would lead to higher gas prices, big deficits and increased unemployment.
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The White House has unveiled a cancer research task force to utilize scientific advances against the deadly disease and find a cure in the next five years, President Barack Obama announced in a memorandum on Thursday.
