Joe Biden: Trending quotes (page 8)

“I just can’t imagine how the families are feeling — the victims whose futures were stolen from them, from their families, from their loved ones who now have to struggle to go on and try to make sense of what’s happened.”

Joe Biden

2021, April 2021, Remarks by President Biden on the Shooting in Boulder, Colorado

Family , Imagination , Future , Sense

“[S]ome of last month’s job growth is a result of the December relief package. But without a rescue plan, these gains are going to slow. We can’t afford one step forward and two steps backwards. We need to beat the virus, provide essential relief, and build an inclusive recovery.”

Joe Biden

2021, March 2021, Remarks by President Biden Before Economic Briefing with Treasury Secretary Yellen

“All of those empty storefronts aren’t just shattered dreams, they’re warning lights that are going off and state and local budgets that are being stretched because of the lack of tax revenue.”

Joe Biden

2021, March 2021, Remarks by President Biden Before Economic Briefing with Treasury Secretary Yellen

Light , Dreams

“We should also have national red-flag laws so that a parent, a teacher, a counselor can flag for a court that a child, a student, a patient is exhibiting violent tendencies, threatening classmates, or experiencing suicidal thoughts that makes them a danger to themselves or to others.”

Joe Biden

2022, June 2022, Remarks on Gun Violence in America

Teachers , Law , Parent , Suicide

“Students who simply wanted to better their prospects in life and instead found themselves taken advantage of by a scam that took their money and gave them nothing in return except heartache.”

Joe Biden

2022, June 2022, Remarks by Vice President Harris on Corinthian Student Loan Forgiveness

Money , Life

“The bottom line is the deficit went up every year under my predecessor, before the pandemic and during the pandemic. And it’s gone down both years since I’ve been here — period.”

Joe Biden

Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/05/04/remarks-by-president-biden-on-economic-growth-jobs-and-deficit-reduction/ Remarks by President Biden On Economic Growth, Jobs, and Deficit Reduction (May 4, 2022)

“My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill’s husband.”

Joe Biden

Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the Commissioning Commemoration Ceremony of the USS Delaware (April 2, 2022) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/02/remarks-by-president-biden-and-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-commissioning-commemoration-ceremony-of-the-uss-delaware/
2022, April 2022

“Look, as a father and a grandfather — and I’m sure we all feel the same way — I understand how difficult this shortage has been for families all across the country. There is nothing more stressful than the feeling like you can’t get what your child needs — what he or she needs.”

Joe Biden

2022, June 2022, Remarks by President Biden During Virtual Meeting on Accelerating Infant Formula Production Through Operation Fly Formula

Family , Understanding , Country , Way

“We cannot bury pain and trauma forever. As I said in Tulsa, great nations do not hide from their histories. We are a great nation, and by reckoning with and remedying the injustices of the past, America will become greater still.”

Joe Biden

2022, June 2022, Statement by President Joe Biden on the 101st Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Pain , History , Past

“The people of Ukraine continue to inspire the world with their courage and resolve as they fight bravely to defend their country and their democracy against Russian aggression.”

Joe Biden

Statement by President Joe Biden on Additional Security Assistance to Ukraine (June 1, 2022) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/01/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-additional-security-assistance-to-ukraine-2/
2022, June 2022

Democracy , Courage , Country , People

“We must work together to create an America where everyone feels safe in their community, where children feel safe in their schools. And, of course, that responsibility that we collectively have to ensure that all people feel safe in their community is what brings us together today.”

Joe Biden

2022, May 2022
Source: Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at Signing of Executive Order to Advance Effective, Accountable Policing and Strengthen Public Safety (May 25, 2022) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/05/25/remarks-by-president-biden-and-vice-president-harris-at-signing-of-executive-order-to-advance-effective-accountable-policing-and-strengthen-public-safety/

Children , People , Communication , School

“It is time that we acknowledge the legacy of systemic racism in our criminal justice system and work together to eliminate the racial disparities that endure to this day. Doing so serves all Americans.”

Joe Biden

2022, May 2022
Source: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety (May 25, 2022) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/25/executive-order-on-advancing-effective-accountable-policing-and-criminal-justice-practices-to-enhance-public-trust-and-public-safety/

Justice , Time

“I urge [the] Congress to move promptly on the COVID funding bill. This virus knows no borders; we must continue to save lives here at home and around the world.”

Joe Biden

2022, May 2022
Source: Statement by President Joe Biden on Funding for COVID-⁠19 and Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/09/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-funding-for-covid-19-and-ukraine/

Home , World

“I want every American to know that I am taking inflation very seriously and it is my top domestic priority”

Joe Biden

2022, May 2022
Source: Biden says Fed targeting inflation, China tariffs under review https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-blast-republicans-having-no-plan-inflation-2022-05-10/

“At least 55 corporations in America didn't pay a single penny in federal income tax last year. That’s got to change—and my Build Back Better Agenda will get it done.”

Joe Biden

via twitter (October 25, 2021) https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1452666011350614020
2021, October 2021

Change

“I know this is the honor of my lifetime. The honor of my lifetime is to serve as your Commander-in-Chief.”

Joe Biden

2021, February 2021, Remarks by President Biden to Department of Defense Personnel, February 10, 2021

“It’s on all of us to stand up, to speak out when you see someone being abused. This is an organization that’s defined American — excuse me, defeated American enemies on land, sea, and air, and been defined by the way we treat others.”

Joe Biden

2021, February 2021, Remarks by President Biden to Department of Defense Personnel, February 10, 2021

Way , Sea

“I also know that you are essential to the work of our diplomacy — not only as the ultimate guarantor of our security, but as diplomats yourselves.”

Joe Biden

2021, February 2021, Remarks by President Biden to Department of Defense Personnel, February 10, 2021

“So often, our Armed Forces and the Department of Defense staff are how the rest of the world encounters America. And you all know as well as anyone that our country is safer and stronger when we lead not just with the example of our power, but with the power of our example.”

Joe Biden

2021, February 2021, Remarks by President Biden to Department of Defense Personnel, February 10, 2021

Country , World

“We have to take care of the cure. That will make the problem worse, no matter what. No matter what. We know what has to be done. We know you have to — you're tired of hearing the phrase, you got to flatten that curve where it's going up like this, people getting it, and then it comes down.”

Joe Biden

2020, March 2020

People , Problem