President Joe Biden is acknowledging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Vice President Kamala Harris as they make history at his address to a joint session of Congress.
“Thank you all. Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium. No president has ever said those words and it’s about time,” Biden said on Wednesday night.
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"Thank you all. Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President.
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 29, 2021
No president has ever said those words from this podium. And it's about time."@JoeBiden highlights @KamalaHarris ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress. pic.twitter.com/oalFkN6JnG
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also tweeted a photo of Pelosi and Harris, “History.”
History. #JointAddress pic.twitter.com/OVLSSmw4Oq
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 29, 2021
Pelosi and Harris greeted each other with an elbow bump marking the first time two women stood behind the president for a speech to a joint session of Congress.
VP Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi greet each other with an elbow bump.
— The Recount (@therecount) April 29, 2021
Tonight marks the first time two women will appear behind the President of the United States for a joint session speech. pic.twitter.com/gYZXPnitDX
The president touched on the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, and the riot that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, as IJR reported.
“Tonight, I come to talk about crisis — and opportunity. About rebuilding our nation — and revitalizing our democracy. And winning the future for America,” Biden said.
He continued, “I stand here tonight — one day shy of the 100th day of my administration. One-hundred days since I took the oath of office, lifted my hand off our family Bible, and inherited a nation … in crisis.”
Biden called the riots at the Capitol “the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.”
The president went on, “After 100 Days of rescue and renewal, America is ready for takeoff. We are working again. Dreaming again. Discovering again. Leading the world again. We have shown each other and the world: There is no quit in America.”