Harris, Pelosi make history at US President Biden's first address to Congress
The Hindu
It was the first time that two women sat behind a US president during an address to Congress
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have made history as they shared the stage during President Joe Biden's first joint session to Congress, marking the first time that two women sat behind a US president during an address to Congress. Harris, 56, who is also the first Indian-American and also the first Black woman to become America's Vice President, sat behind on the president's right side as he delivered his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. Pelosi, 81, who became the first woman in her role in 2007, sat behind on the President's left.
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