Federally-enforced desegregation busing — one of the most heated policy debates of the 1970s — takes center stage in Democratic primary after tense exchange between Joe Biden and Sen. Harris during Thursday's Democratic debate. - akarl_smith
Warren, asked Friday at a Rainbow/PUSH event in Chicago about her stance on busing, told reporters that she has"already supported legislation that uses busing as a way to help diversify communities and strengthen communities."
The busing issue — which Biden figured prominently in as a senator in the 1970s — came to the forefront after Harris pushed him Thursday to address his position. In that exchange, Harris said Biden worked with segregationist senators"to oppose busing," adding that a local busing program allowed her to attend an integrated school and obtain a good education.
"I did not oppose busing in America," Biden said."What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education. That’s what I opposed." "I'm not sure if Joe Biden is up to that task given the way the last three weeks have played out," he added in reference to Biden's exchange with Harris and his recent citing of the working relationships he had with two Democratic segregationist senators early in his Senate career.," former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Juliàn Castro, a 2020 Democratic presidential contender, said Biden's stance on busing"is relevant" to the 2020 debate.
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