Photos: President Biden marks momentous 100 days with first ever socially distanced address to Congress
President Biden addresses a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris, left and and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi applaud in the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2021.
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By Robert St. John, Senior Photo Editor | Photography by Times Wire Services
WASHINGTON — President Biden, who has already signed one of the costliest measures in U.S. history to help the country rebound from the coronavirus crisis, is pushing for even more aggressive, long-term actions to reshape American life in his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
The nationally televised, prime-time speech represents a coda to Biden’s initial 100 days in office, during which he focused on expanding vaccine distribution to slow the infection and death toll from COVID-19, and a pivot toward an increasingly ambitious agenda that, if successful, would make his presidency among the most transformative in generations.
President Biden arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, left, greets House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before President Biden’s address.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the Senate walk through Statuary Hall in the Capitol.
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President Biden turns to applaud Vice President Kamala Harris as he speaks to a joint session of Congress.
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Socially distanced lawmakers stand as President Biden addresses a joint session of Congress.
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President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress.
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) waits for President Joe Biden to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress.
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Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) before Biden’s address.
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First Lady Jill Biden waves next to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff as they wait for the arrival of President Biden to address a joint session of Congress.
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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), right, takes a photo with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, left, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, and and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) prepares for a television appearance after President Joe Biden’s address.
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Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), left, hugs Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) before the address.
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President Joe bumps fists with members of Congress as he arrives for the address.
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President Joe Biden fist bumps US Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) after he concluded his address.
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President Joe Biden bump elbows with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi after his address.
