For Immediate Release

Contact: Kyra Jennings
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Joseph Biden (D-Del.) spoke to the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) today on the need for Democrats to offer an enlightened foreign policy strategy and a unique vision for the future of democracy around the world.

"I believe we are literally at the hinge of history," Senator Biden stated. "I believe that our military power is necessary, but not sufficient, to change the world. It will be our ideas and our ideals -- the things we value, the things we stand for, the same things that brought the Berlin Wall down -- that will nudge the world toward more freedom and democracy."

At the event, Senator Biden was presented with the Democratic Leadership Council's Harry S. Truman Award. The award recognizes the senator's dedication to the Democratic Party's legacy of a strong national defense and the advancement of American ideals, embodied by the 33rd President of the United States.

Al From, Founder and CEO of the DLC, stated at the presentation ceremony, "The Harry S. Truman Award was created to recognize the commitment of leaders of our party to the strong national security principles of the plain spoken President from Independence. Joe Biden is a statesman in the tradition of Truman. Our party, and indeed our nation, is fortunate to have him as an advocate on the world stage."

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