Biden: Sanders ‘hasn’t passed much of anything’

Former Vice President Joe Biden took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during Tuesday night’s primary debate, saying the Democratic presidential front-runner “hasn’t passed much of anything” during his time in Congress.

“Bernie, in fact, hasn’t passed much of anything,” Biden said, quoting the late Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.) and highlighting the need for Democrats to retake the Senate in November.

“We have to win the Senate back. We got 41 new Democrats, and the majority of them are supporting me for president,” Biden continued.

Biden also hit billionaire Tom Steyer, calling him a “Johnny-come-lately” on racial justice issues.

Several recent polls have shown Steyer catching up with Biden in South Carolina among African American voters, a key demographic in the state. Sanders has also cut into Biden’s African American voters both nationwide and in the Palmetto State in recent surveys.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) also assailed the records of Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in the Senate, contrasting it with her own achievements and framing herself as a safer centrist candidate.