“President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday will be noteworthy not because of the COVID-restricted audience but because he’ll stand before two women in the House Chamber. The joint address is not a State of the Union speech, though it will have the usual trappings: an announcement of the president’s arrival, and clapping as he walks down the aisle.”
“Almost everything else will be different. There are 535 members of Congress and usually 1,600 people in the chamber. On Wednesday, the number will be capped at 200 – and no guests allowed. Some Republicans are furious about the skinny guest list. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) told Axios she will be in attendance anyway. ‘I’ve requested an invitation and I haven’t heard back,’ Boebert said last week. ‘I’m showing up'” – Axios.