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text_A: Joe Biden served as chairman of a standing committee.
text_B: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. -LRB- -LSB- ˈdʒoʊsᵻf rɒbᵻˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən -RSB- born November 20 , 1942 -RRB- is an American politician who was the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 , having been jointly elected twice with President Barack Obama .. 47th. List of Vice Presidents of the United States. Barack Obama. Barack Obama. 47th Vice President of the United States. List of Vice Presidents of the United States. President. President of the United States. United States. United States. President of the United States. President of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party , he represented Delaware as a United States Senator from 1973 until becoming Vice President in 2009 .. Delaware. Delaware. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). President. President of the United States. Democratic Party. Democratic Party ( United States ). United States Senator. United States Senate. United States. United States. Biden was born in Scranton , Pennsylvania , in 1942 , and lived there for ten years before moving to Delaware .. Delaware. Delaware. He became an attorney in 1969 , and was elected to the New Castle County council in 1970 .. New Castle. New Castle County, Delaware. County council. County council#United States. He was first elected to the Senate in 1972 , and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history .. the Senate. United States Senate elections, 1972. He was re-elected to the Senate six times , and was the fourth most senior senator at the time of his resignation to assume the Vice Presidency in 2009 .. the Senate. United States Senate elections, 1972. fourth most senior senator. Seniority in the United States Senate. He was a long-time member and former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee .. Foreign Relations Committee. United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He opposed the Gulf War in 1991 , but advocated U.S. and NATO intervention in the Bosnian War in 1994 and 1995 .. Gulf War. Gulf War. NATO. NATO. Bosnian War. Bosnian War. He voted in favor of the resolution authorizing the Iraq War in 2002 , but opposed the surge of U.S. troops in 2007 .. resolution authorizing the Iraq War. Iraq War Resolution. surge of U.S. troops. Iraq War troop surge of 2007. Iraq. Iraq. He has also served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , dealing with issues related to drug policy , crime prevention , and civil liberties , and led the legislative efforts for creation of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act , and the Violence Against Women Act .. Senate Judiciary Committee. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. the Senate. United States Senate elections, 1972. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Violence Against Women Act. Violence Against Women Act. He chaired the Judiciary Committee during the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas .. U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Supreme Court. Robert Bork. Robert Bork. Clarence Thomas. Clarence Thomas. Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and in 2008 , both times dropping out after lackluster showings .. Democratic. Democratic Party ( United States ). Joe Biden presidential campaign, 1988. Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008. In the 2008 U.S. presidential election , Barack Obama chose Biden to be his running mate in the race , which they won .. Barack Obama. Barack Obama. Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008. 2008 U.S. presidential election. United States elections, 2008. He became the first Roman Catholic , and the first Delawarean , to be Vice President of the United States .. President. President of the United States. Roman Catholic. Catholic Church. United States. United States. President of the United States. President of the United States. As Vice President in the Obama administration , Biden oversaw the infrastructure spending aimed at counteracting the Great Recession , and U.S. policy toward Iraq up until the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011 .. President. President of the United States. Obama administration. Obama administration. infrastructure spending. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009#Infrastructure Investment. Great Recession. Great Recession. Iraq. Iraq. His ability to negotiate with congressional Republicans helped bring about legislation such as the Tax Relief , Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization , and Job Creation Act of 2010 that resolved a taxation deadlock , the Budget Control Act of 2011 that resolved that year 's debt ceiling crisis , and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that addressed the impending `` fiscal cliff '' .. Republicans. Republican Party ( United States ). Budget Control Act of 2011. Budget Control Act of 2011. debt ceiling crisis. United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2011. American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. fiscal cliff. United States fiscal cliff. In 2011 , he opposed going ahead with the military mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden .. death of Osama bin Laden. death of Osama bin Laden. Obama and Biden were re-elected in 2012 .. re-elected in 2012. United States presidential election, 2012. In October 2015 , after months of speculation , Biden chose not to run for President of the United States in 2016 .. President. President of the United States. United States. United States. President of the United States. President of the United States. United States presidential election, 2016. In December 2016 , he refused to rule out a potential bid for President in 2020 , but announced on January 13 , 2017 , that he would not run , only to seemingly backtrack just four days later , again refusing to rule out a potential bid .. President. President of the United States. United States presidential election, 2016. United States presidential election, 2020. On January 12 , 2017 , Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom , with distinction .. Presidential Medal of Freedom. Presidential Medal of Freedom. After leaving office , Biden was named the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice professor at the University of Pennsylvania .. University of Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania
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