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Race, joe biden, has staked out a position thats distinct and different, substantively a different position in a very clear way from other candidates, including elizabeth warren. warren is one of the co-sponsors as you referred to, shes one of the co-sponsors along with kamala harris of legislation that would repeal the hyde amendment. were going to definitely want to talk about that. i do think we will see more places as we go down the road, i think its going to be one of the most interesting d...

Bollishing the hyde amendment. >> yes, and by the way, i have a perfect voting record. >> i did. >> reporter: now, the biden campaign says the former vice president misheard what she was asking, thought he was referring to the mexico city policy. but today, again, the biden campaign clarifying that he does still support that hyde amendment though he would be open to appealing it down the line. >> democratic rivals have been quick to pounce and to react to this news. tell us about this. >> report...

>> will you commit to abolishing the hyde amendment which hurts poor women and women of color? >> yes. by the way, the aclu member, i got a near perfect voting record. i cant state. >> the issue of abortion, hes for the hyde amendment. it says you cant use federal funds to fund abortions. he is not opposed to that. >> that is deeply troubling and puts him out of step with most democrats, most americans and the rest of the field. >> bret: as were getting closer to the first debate in the democrat...

-- >> you have such a great point, it drives me crazy, and i touch in the uk, in fact the politicians and the media, the idea to criticize the media is somehow trying to shut down the prepress is ridiculous. >> especially when it doesnt go to waste because they can absolutely criticize the president and take it upon himself to do so. their role to protect the market people and to further the transparency. i think the voting record is so illustrious, everybody was up in arms and some of the panel...

-- >> you have such a great point, it drives me crazy, and i touch in the uk, in fact the politicians and the media, the idea to criticize the media is somehow trying to shut down the prepress is ridiculous. >> especially when it doesnt go to waste because they can absolutely criticize the president and take it upon himself to do so. their role to protect the market people and to further the transparency. i think the voting record is so illustrious, everybody was up in arms and some of the panel...

Lives in danger. >> four tours in iraq. he has a right to make that argument. what do you make of it? >> yes, he does. and its a replay of 2007/8. wuf a front-runner making the electability argument, but a core question that the democrats really arent with you on, then your long record, the very thing that gives you that strong platform and electability start to look like a very weak thing. and hillary clinton suffered from having that voting record. remember, that president clinton said that ba...

He is not a criminal attorney, he has never met speed 19. he has never met barr. this is what he wants. >> bret: not surprising that he is getting a ton of attention saying what he said, but he was welcomed in his town hall. >> hed is a libertarian tea party guy. he has impeccable scores from every conservative organization based on the voting record read what i want to know is who are that democratic justin amashs, somebody going off to -- after a political risk. the president will be supportin...

You do have a voting record in the senate that has a distinction, a sharp distinction which is that you appear to be the senator who has voted against the president, voted against the trump administration more than any other. is that deliberate? did you set out to do that? >> well, i looked at every nominee on the merits and frankly, each nominee i looked at wasnt worthy of my vote. they either had an agenda that was so contrary to our values and what i believe in or they just werent plain old q...

>> you do have a voting record in the senate that has a distinction, a sharp distinction which is that you appear to be the senator who has voted against the president, voted against the trump administration more than any other. is that deliberate? did you set out to do that? >> well, i looked at every nominee on the merits and frankly each nominee i looked at wasnt worthy of my vote. they either had an agenda that was so contrary to our values and what i believe in or they just werent plain old...

When she talks about i have a plan for that, voters seem to be picking that up and they care. look at what they told me over the last three days in the hawk eye state. >> shes the plan girl right now, isnt she? she really has specifics, plans on almost everything, and i like her record. she has, you know, a voting record and policy record thats long and pretty specific and thats what i like about her. >> i want someone who knows how to solve problems and who knows how to work with people, who ha...