Presidential candidate Joe Biden tried to distance his campaign from the Obama administration on Wednesday. 'This is not a continuation of Barack's administration. There are new problems that we face today that were different than the ones we faced at the time,' Biden said at the 110th NAACP annual convention in Detroit.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden tried to distance his campaign from the Obama administration on Wednesday.
"This is not a continuation of Barack's administration. There are new problems that we face today that were different than the ones we faced at the time," Biden said at theBiden aims to stand out from the crowded Democratic field — which includes Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif. — by hewing to his record with the Obama administration. But he is also trying to communicate to voters that he is independent of the former president.
The proposal would offer a Medicare-like public option, boost tax credits and give Americans in states that did not expand Medicaid under Obamacare access to the public option without premiums, among other measures.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
At NAACP convention, Biden points to Obama support as he pushes back on criticism'[Obama] did a significant background check on me ... I doubt he would have picked me if these accusations about my being wrong on civil rights is correct,” Biden said.
Read more »
Biden unveils plan to end racial discrimination in U.S. criminal justice systemFormer Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a plan on Tuesday to reform the U.S. cr...
Read more »
Joe Biden announces criminal justice policy, addressing a potential weaknessLike much of the Democratic field, Biden would end the use of private prisons, shift focus from incarceration to prevention and eliminate racial disparities in sentencing.
Read more »
'I want to win this fair and square': Joe Biden says he's not bothered Barack Obama hasn't defended him in 2020 race'I would rather him not get engaged,' former Vice President Joe Biden told The New York Times.
Read more »