shortly after September 11. Joe Biden said. "I proposed a bill to deal with terrorism after Oklahoma City. The bill that John Ashcroft has given us is essentially my bill talking about it". Talking about the Patriot Act yes -- by sort of he's taking credit for the contents of the Patriot Act yet Joe Biden was for the Patriot Act even before 9/11.
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