Biden, Warren get in tense debate exchange over accomplishments

Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) clashed with former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE after Biden touted his capacity to “get things done” compared with Warren and Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) in the Democratic debate Tuesday night in Westerville, Ohio.

“I’m the only one on this stage that has gotten anything really big done,” Biden said, citing his history of passing legislation such as the Violence Against Women Act during his time in the Senate.

Warren retorted that she had established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which she proposed in 2007.

Biden responded by citing his part in the Obama administration’s establishment of the CFPB, telling Warren, “I went on the floor and got you votes” for the program, creating a notably tense exchange between the two.

“I am deeply grateful to President Obama, who fought so hard to make sure that agency was passed into law, and I am deeply grateful to every single person who fought for it and who helped pass it into law,” Warren said.

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“You did a hell of a job in your job,” Biden responded, prompting Warren to thank him.

Sanders, meanwhile, countered by pointing to legislation spearheaded by Biden that he has frequently pilloried, including the North American Free Trade Agreement, the 1990s crime bill and the Iraq War.

“You got the disastrous war in Iraq done. You got a bankruptcy bill that’s hurting middle class Americans all over the country,” Sanders said. 

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