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This afternoon. >> i heard and i listened to and i respect senator harris. but we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on campaign debate exchange can't do justice do a lifetime commitment to civil rights. i want to be absolutely clear about my record position on racial justice, including bussing. i never, never, ever, ever opposed voluntary bussings. as a program that senator harris participated in continue it made a difference in her life. i did support federal action to address root causes of segregation in our schools and communities, including taking on the banks and redlining and tryin...

Desegregating our schools. he always believed that busing wasn't the right remedy in delaware, but he focused on the core root causes, things like reworking school districts to ensure minority students were able to access good schools, taking the banks on on red-lining, to ensure that african-american and minority families were able to purchase homes in integrated neighborhoods. >> i understand, kate. and he has gone over and over and i know he feels very strongly about this support. but he doesn't seem to understand that prominent african-americans, a woman running for president, jesse jackso...

I want to be absolutely clear about my record of position on racial justice, including bussing. i never, never, never ever opposed voluntary bussing. and as a program that senator harris participated in and it made a difference in her life. i did support federal action to address root causes of segregation in our schools and our communities including taking on the banks and redlining and trying to change the way in which neighborhoods were segregated. i've always been a favorite of using federal authority to overcome state-initiated segregation. >> former vice president joe biden defending him...

Distressed communities that for too long have been left behind. we're going to increase support for hbcus. we are going to end redlining and put a stop to gentrification. and build the affordable housing this country desperately needs. i have always believed that good public policy is good politics. and good public policy is to understand that in the richest country in the history of the world, all of our people are entitled to economic, racial, social and environmental justice, and that in america, we need an economy and a government that works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contrib...

Too long have been left behind. we're going to increase support for hvcus, we are going to end red lining and put a stop to gentrification. and build the affordable housing this country desperately needs. i have always believed that good public policy is good politics, and good public policy is to understand that in the richest country in the history of the world, all of our people are entitled to economic, racial, social and environmental justice and that in america we need an economy and a government that works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors and the 1%. thank you all v...