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SENATOR JOE
BIDEN ANNOUNCES
CAMPAIGN FOR
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
Highlights
Voters Desire
for Bold
Leadership and
Change in
Direction
January 31, 2007
- Senator Joseph
R. Biden today
announced in a
video statement
posted on his
website
www.joebiden.com
that he has
filed the
necessary
paperwork to
become a
candidate for
President of the
United States.
"I am heartened
by the response
so many people
have given to my
call for a new
direction in
American foreign
policy and to
our focus on
middle class
concerns," said
Sen. Biden.
In the video
statement, Biden
stressed the
disastrous
results of the
Bush
Administration's
failed policies
and handling of
Iraq.
"In my view,
President Bush
has dug America
into a very deep
hole," said Sen.
Biden. "This
administration's
mishandling of
the war in Iraq
may be the
greatest foreign
policy disaster
of all time."
Biden said the
next president
must be prepared
to change our
policy in Iraq
immediately upon
entering office,
"The next
President of the
United States
must be prepared
to immediately
step in and act
– without
hesitation – to
end our
involvement in
the Iraq
conflict without
further
destabilizing
the Middle East
and the world."
Biden also
emphasized the
need for a
change in
direction more
broadly in both
foreign and
domestic
policies,
stating, "To
restore
America's place
in the world, we
also must focus
on the hopes and
needs of our own
people. The Bush
administration –
because it
worships profits
over people –
has forgotten
that to make
America strong,
we need a
growing, vibrant
middle-class.
We need our
citizens to feel
secure. Secure
that their
children will be
cared for if
they are ill.
Secure that they
will have a
retirement
income they can
count on. Secure
that we are
doing all we can
to end global
warming. Secure
that their jobs
and
opportunities
will not vanish
like so many
have in recent
years."
Biden said he
would make a
more formal
presentation of
the prospective
policies and
principles of a
Biden
Administration
over the next
several months.
To watch the
video statement
or for more
information on
the campaign,
please visit:
www.joebiden.com.
Welcome to
JoeBiden.com
Thank you for
visiting
JoeBiden.com
I want to thank
all of you who
have encouraged
me with your
support and
contributions to
run for
President.
Please take a
few moments to
explore this
website by
following the
links below. I
hope you will
get to know who
I am, how my
life has
prepared me for
this campaign,
and what we hope
to accomplish in
the days and
months ahead.
Then I hope you
will join the
campaign by
joining our
email list or
making a
contribution.
A presidential
campaign is an
exciting
journey. Along
with my wife,
Jill, and our
children Beau,
Hunter and
Ashley, we look
forward to
spending time
with you as we
campaign across
America.
Thank you,
Joe Biden
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