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Niels Lesniewski

All members invited to Biden’s State of the Union, but masks are required - Roll Call

President Joe Biden may have a full house of lawmakers when he delivers his first State of the Union address on March 1.

House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker issued a memo Thursday saying that all members of Congress are invited to attend the address in person, as COVID-19 protocols continue to ease and the threat posed by the omicron variant subsides.

Mayor Muriel Bowser intends to let the indoor mask mandate in Washington, D.C., expire on Feb. 28, but the protocols for the State of the Union will continue to have such a requirement.

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