Congressional inaugural committee announces attendance will be limited for Biden s inauguration
The congressional committee tasked with overseeing the presidential inauguration announced Wednesday.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 11:11 AM
Posted By: CNN
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies said in a statement that the ceremony s attendee size will resemble that of a typical State of the Union address. Instead of distributing 200,000 tickets for the swearing-in ceremony on January 20, members of the incoming Congress will only be given tickets for themselves and one guest.
The committee s decision was made in consultation with diversified public health and medical experts and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, its chairman, Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, said in the statement.
Stay away: Thumbs down on inauguration crowds for Biden
by Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 16, 2020 6:18 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 6:28 pm EDT
WASHINGTON Stay away.
That’s the message from the congressional committee organizing inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris.
A day after Biden’s own organizing committee announced that the swearing-in would take place on Jan. 20 outside the Capitol Building, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced that permitted attendance at the event will be drastically reduced due to COVID-19 precautions.
Instead of the usual 200,000 tickets distributed to members of Congress and passed out to their constituents, organizers will allow just over 1,000 tickets one for each of the 535 members of Congress and one guest each.
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Joe Biden s inauguration will have fewer than 1,500 official guests instead of the 200,000 invited in 2016, organizers reveal - after pleading with people to watch online
President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration will have fewer than 1,500 official guests due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers revealed Wednesday
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies said members of Congress would receive a ticket for just one guest each
In past years, members of Congress would distribute 200,000 official tickets for Americans to come watch the presidential swearing-in ceremony
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Buttigieg on the significance of nomination: I m mindful the eyes of history are on this appointment
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden s nominee to be secretary of transportation, reacts to his nomination as Biden looks on during a news conference at Biden s transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 16. Kevin Lamarque/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Pete Buttigieg was just formally nominated by President-Elect Joe Biden as his transportation secretary in Wilmington, Delaware.
If confirmed by the US Senate, Buttigieg would be the first LGBTQ Cabinet secretary approved by the chamber.
Buttigieg used part of his remarks to note the significance of his nomination and shared a personal story about his journey.