Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are commemorating a historical minute in Congress with a pandemic-approved elbow bump.
On Wednesday, April 28, President Joe Biden provided his very first joint address to Congress, with both Harris and Pelosi sitting behind him throughout his speech.
It’s the very first time 2 females have actually led a joint session of Congress in the United States’ almost 245-year history. In her function as 2nd in command, Harris commands the Senate, while Pelosi manages the House of Representatives.
“Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President,” Biden stated at the start of his speech. “No president has ever said those words from this podium. No president has ever said those words. And it’s about time.”
About 200 individuals remain in presence at the occasion inside the House chambers, per NBC News.
For those viewing in the house, it was the very first time audiences saw 2 female political leaders resting on the dais behind the president’s podium throughout such an address, considered that Harris is the very first female vice president. Pelosi made history in 2007 when she was selected as the country’s very first woman Speaker of the House.
