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'Bigger Than any one of us': Biden, Sanders Take on Pandemic

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders
   sought in Sunday's Democratic debate to cast themselves as
   best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic, with
   Biden pledging to deploy the military to help with recovery efforts and
   Sanders using the crisis to pitch his long-sought overhaul of the
   country's health care system.

   The fast-moving coronavirus dominated the first one-on-one faceoff of
   the 2020 campaign, reflecting the way the crisis has upended American
   life by closing schools, disrupting travel and raising questions about
   President Donald Trump's ability to lead the nation through turbulent
   times.

   "This is bigger than any one of us -- this calls for a national
   rallying for one another," Biden said.

   Biden's and Sanders' prescriptions for addressing the public health and
   economic crisis highlighted the ideological divide between the two men
   vying for the Democratic nomination. Biden, a centrist who helped
   implement the 2009 bailout of the financial industry, warned that
   another government-backed economic rescue plan may be needed in the
   coming months, while the liberal Sanders suggested a tax on the
   wealthiest Americans.
   

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