Joe Biden: ‘I’ve Been Focusing on Africa Since I Was a Kid in the U.S. Senate’

Biden I want to ░░░░░░░░ with one final thought ░░░░░░░░ s almost exactly this ░░░░░░░░ just over 160 years ░░░░░░░░ my country the United ░░░░░░░░ broke ground on America ░░░░░░░░ first transcontinental railroad President ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln called it quote ░░░░░░░░ proudest thing of his ░░░░░░░░ The proudest thing of ░░░░░░░░ life And he hoped ░░░░░░░░ when he retired as ░░░░░░░░ he said he d ░░░░░░░░ able to take a ░░░░░░░░ on that rail line ░░░░░░░░ want to take a ░░░░░░░░ on this rail line ░░░░░░░░ I can Folks PGI ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ I m most proud ░░░░░░░░ for my presidency Lobito ░░░░░░░░ and all the work ░░░░░░░░ re all doing proves ░░░░░░░░ Because like Lincoln we ░░░░░░░░ not just laying tracks ░░░░░░░░ re laying the groundwork ░░░░░░░░ a better future for ░░░░░░░░ people Ordinary people People ░░░░░░░░ s going to create ░░░░░░░░ are going to create ░░░░░░░░ paying jobs for people ░░░░░░░░ s going to put ░░░░░░░░ in a position where ░░░░░░░░ can have the benefits ░░░░░░░░ around the world have ░░░░░░░░ having to long for ░░░░░░░░ and actually get them ░░░░░░░░ so you know laying ░░░░░░░░ groundwork for a better ░░░░░░░░ is what we re ░░░░░░░░ doing here in my ░░░░░░░░ A future of innovation ░░░░░░░░ future of opportunity and ░░░░░░░░ frankly a future of ░░░░░░░░ Back home in the ░░░░░░░░ States I often say ░░░░░░░░ when people see big ░░░░░░░░ projects in their hometown ░░░░░░░░ they see cranes in ░░░░░░░░ air shovels in the ░░░░░░░░ it literally gives them ░░░░░░░░ It gives them hope ░░░░░░░░ brings pride back to ░░░░░░░░ that have left behind ░░░░░░░░ too long Communities that ░░░░░░░░ to have industry but ░░░░░░░░ longer have it And ░░░░░░░░ Africa has been left ░░░░░░░░ for much too long ░░░░░░░░ that But not anymore ░░░░░░░░ is the future I ░░░░░░░░ not being solicitous Those ░░░░░░░░ you who ve had ░░░░░░░░ deal with me I ░░░░░░░░ been focusing on Africa ░░░░░░░░ I was a kid ░░░░░░░░ the United States Senate ░░░░░░░░ heading the African Affairs ░░░░░░░░ It is the future ░░░░░░░░ we have to step ░░░░░░░░ And I could not ░░░░░░░░ prouder that our governments ░░░░░░░░ businesses and our workers ░░░░░░░░ me are working together ░░░░░░░░ seize that future That ░░░░░░░░ To build something that ░░░░░░░░ deliver for the region ░░░░░░░░ quite frankly deliver for ░░░░░░░░ whole world Deliver for ░░░░░░░░ whole world Couldn t ░░░░░░░░ your materials Instead of ░░░░░░░░ coming in you know ░░░░░░░░ days they re coming ░░░░░░░░ hours now No I ░░░░░░░░ serious It s a ░░░░░░░░ deal as we say ░░░░░░░░ I come from To ░░░░░░░░ something that will deliver ░░░░░░░░ the region and the ░░░░░░░░ Something that if done ░░░░░░░░ will outlast all of ░░░░░░░░ and keep delivering for ░░░░░░░░ people for generations to ░░░░░░░░ So thank you again ░░░░░░░░ your partnership Thank you ░░░░░░░░ President and all of ░░░░░░░░ for your leadership And ░░░░░░░░ can t wait to ░░░░░░░░ all of you will ░░░░░░░░ to accomplish here in ░░░░░░░░ Lobito Corridor in years ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ going to set a ░░░░░░░░ for the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world So thank you ░░░░░░░░ you thank you I ░░░░░░░░ appreciate being able to ░░░░░░░░ with you and what ░░░░░░░░ re doing. Appreciate it.”