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Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., applaud as President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse said every time the President of the United States delivers a national address before a joint session of Congress is an historic moment. He’s attended three State of the Union speeches, but Wednesday was his first time hearing a president from his party.
It “provided a compelling and optimistic and a hopeful vision for the future of our country,” Neguse said. “Throughout the speech the president appealed to the better angels of our nature.”