"But if there were strong candidates in those states who were prepared to stand up for working families, who understand that the Democratic Party has got to be the party of working people, taking on big money interests.
If those candidates were there in Arizona, in West Virginia, yes, I would be happy to support them."
'I'm not Joe Biden'The Senate Budget committee chairman also told Bash he's "not Joe Biden" when asked to respond to the President saying at a news conference last week, "I'm not Bernie Sanders." During the conference, Biden distinguished himself from the progressive senator with whom he's worked closely on agenda items such as the Build Back Better Act, a sweeping climate and social spending plan that remains stalled in Congress, emphasizing that he is a "mainstream Democrat.""Well, I'm not Joe Biden," Sanders said.