This archive report was first published on 16 October 2019.
On a cold, gray afternoon in Columbus, Ohio, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of Elizabeth Warren's policy proposals, questioning her 'credibility' and suggesting she is not being forthright about the costs of her plans.
Mr. Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate, zeroed in on Ms. Warren's refusal to say if she would raise taxes on middle-class Americans to pay for 'Medicare for all,' a single-payer health care system that would all but eliminate private health insurance.
'It's fascinating that the person who has a plan for everything has no plan for the single most consequential issue in this election in the minds of the American people across the board,' Mr. Biden said, addressing reporters outside a union electrical trade center.
He noted that Ms. Warren supports several ambitious proposals, including a tax on the wealth of the richest Americans, and said she should be pressed for details on how to implement them.
Mr. Biden's criticism of Ms. Warren comes as he faces challenges in his own campaign, including a third-quarter fund-raising haul that fell well behind the totals of Ms. Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and struggles in some early state polls.
