As President Joe Biden is sworn in, Oregon Capitol remains quiet Virginia Barreda and Alia Beard Rau, Salem Statesman Journal
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President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, in the midst of a global pandemic and before a divided nation.
Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first woman, first Black American and first South Asian American to hold the office.
Biden gave his Inaugural Address in the same spot where two weeks before a group that supported former President Donald Trump had unsuccessfully attempted an insurrection.
Two critical tests that any elected representative must pass are that he or she make sound decisions for the good of their constituents, and that they seek the truth. On