More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers reportedly skipped President Biden’s speech at a Maryland retreat Wednesday evening to wait a Joni Mitchell live performance as an alternative.
Biden spoke on the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, however whilst the president used to be touting his report to a room filled with Democrats, more than one others have been observing Mitchell obtain the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., in step with stories.
Democratic Reps. Maxwell Frost of Florida, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Dan Kildee of Michigan, Mark Takano of California, Andy Kim of New Jersey, Katie Porter of California, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Lloyd Doggett of Texas, Hillary Scholten of Michigan and Greg Casar of Texas have been all on the live performance, Punchbowl News reported.
Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Patty Murray of Washington and Jack Reed of Rhode Island have been additionally there, in conjunction with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., The Hill reported.
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President Biden speaks on the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Baltimore. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Some of the lawmakers reportedly surrounded Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden earlier than she offered the award to Mitchell, who performed a few of her hits like “The Circle Game.”
Musicians Graham Nash, James Taylor, Ledisi, Cyndi Lauper, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Mumford and Brandi Carlile additionally gave performances, the Associated Press reported.
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Joni Mitchell plays throughout the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24, 2022 in Newport, Rhode Island. (Photo through Douglas Mason/Getty Images)
Brandi Carlile introduces Joni Mitchell for a distinct Joni Jam on the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 24, 2022. (Photo through Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe by means of Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Biden gave his speech in Baltimore mentioning he’s going to prohibit attack guns and top capability magazines “come hell or high water.”
“I know it may make some of you uncomfortable, but that little state above me, Delaware is one of them, has the highest rate, one of the highest rates of gun ownership. But guess what? We’re going to ban assault weapons again come hell or high water and high capacity magazines. When we did it last time to reduce mass deaths,” the president mentioned.
Biden got here beneath hearth for giggling whilst discussing a mom who misplaced her two youngsters to fentanyl overdoses in 2020 throughout the speech. The mom, Rebecca Kiessling, later demanded an apology from Biden on Fox News.
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