WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Freedom Selectman Melissa Florio sat in the gallery of the House chamber of Congress as a guest of U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.).
Each representative is allowed to bring one guest to the address. They are seated above the chamber floor in the gallery.
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