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'Give It a Go, Joe': Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers on Biden
Source: Associated Press
'Give It a Go, Joe': Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers on Biden
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEPT. 7, 2015, 12:36 P.M. E.D.T.
PITTSBURGH — Hearing chants of "run Joe, run," Vice President Joe Biden marched in Pittsburgh's annual Labor Day parade on Monday as speculation swirled about a potential late entry into the Democratic presidential campaign.
The vice president donned a black-and-gold United Steelworkers union hat and told hundreds of union members that the gap between the wealthy and poor was hurting the nation.
"The tax code's not fair. It's simply not fair," Biden said in a city long associated with organized labor. "The wealthy aren't paying their fair share. There used to be one America."
Biden later marched throughout the city's downtown, hearing encouraging words along the parade route.
"Give it a go, Joe!" shouted one woman.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEPT. 7, 2015, 12:36 P.M. E.D.T.
PITTSBURGH — Hearing chants of "run Joe, run," Vice President Joe Biden marched in Pittsburgh's annual Labor Day parade on Monday as speculation swirled about a potential late entry into the Democratic presidential campaign.
The vice president donned a black-and-gold United Steelworkers union hat and told hundreds of union members that the gap between the wealthy and poor was hurting the nation.
"The tax code's not fair. It's simply not fair," Biden said in a city long associated with organized labor. "The wealthy aren't paying their fair share. There used to be one America."
Biden later marched throughout the city's downtown, hearing encouraging words along the parade route.
"Give it a go, Joe!" shouted one woman.
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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/09/07/us/politics/ap-us-dem-2016-biden.html