100+ DEMS HONOR HARDWORKING AMERICANS AS “VIRTUAL GUESTS” FOR PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

April 30, 2021
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100+ DEMS HONOR HARDWORKING AMERICANS AS "VIRTUAL GUESTS" FOR PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

House and Senate DPCC – Chaired By Dingell, Cartwright, Lieu, Neguse, Stabenow – Lead Effort to Uplift Americans Whose Lives Have Improved
Over First 100 Days of Work with President Biden


(Washington, DC) – More than 100 House and Senate Democrats honored hardworking Americans as their "virtual guests" to President Biden's first Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. Members uplifted stories of Americans whose lives have improved over the first 100 days of Congress' work with the Biden Administration in local media and online using the hashtag #HelpIsHere.

The effort was led byHouseand SenateDemocratic Policy & Communications Committees (DPCC) – Chaired by Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) in the House and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI) in the Senate. While COVID-19 safety protocols meant this year's in-person attendance was limited, the DPCC leaders say naming virtual guests was an important way for Democrats to honor hardworking men and women across the country who are fueling America's recovery.

Representatives

  1. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Doctor
  2. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer: Business Owner
  3. House Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark: Child Care Provider
  4. House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries: Community Leader
  5. House DPCC Cochair Matt Cartwright: Laid-Off Worker
  6. House DPCC Cochair Debbie Dingell: Frontline Worker
  7. House DPCC Cochair Ted Lieu: Mayor
  8. House DPCC Cochair Joe Neguse: Food Bank Owner
  9. Rep. Alma Adams: Health Center CEO
  10. Rep. Jake Auchincloss: Local Superintendent
  11. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici: Childcare Advocate
  12. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux: Small Business Owners
  13. Rep. Jamaal Bowman:Student & Vaccine Distribution Volunteer
  14. Rep. Anthony Brown: Health Care Provider
  15. Rep. Julia Brownley: Foodbank CEO
  16. Rep. Cheri Bustos: Child Care Provider
  17. Rep. Salud Carbajal: Public Health Director, Public Health Director
  18. Rep. Tony Cárdenas: Nurse
  19. Rep. Sean Casten: Grandparent
  20. Rep. Kathy Castor: Student & Climate Activist
  21. Rep. Judy Chu: Son of Gun Violence Victim
  22. Rep. David Cicilline: Community Advocate
  23. Rep. Jim Cooper: Community Resource Center Executive Director
  24. Rep. Jim Costa: Doctor
  25. Rep. Joe Courtney: Frontline Health Care Worker
  26. Rep. Angie Craig: Family Healthcare Provider
  27. Rep. Charlie Crist: Youth Coordinator
  28. Rep. Jason Crow: Mother of School Shooting Survivors
  29. Rep. Madeleine Dean: Local Pharmacy Owner
  30. Rep. Diana DeGette: USPS Veteran
  31. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier: County Health Department Director
  32. Rep. Ted Deutch: COVID Vaccine Advocates
  33. Rep. Veronica Escobar: Small Business Owner
  34. Rep. Anna Eshoo: Health Care advocate
  35. Rep. Dwight Evans: Nonprofit President
  36. Rep. Lois Frankel: Rep. Frankel's Mother who received the vaccine
  37. Rep. Chuy García: CEO of Local Medical Center
  38. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez: Theatre Co-Owner
  39. Rep. Steven Horsford: Reverend
  40. Rep. Sara Jacobs: All Constituents
  41. Rep. Pramila Jayapal: Childcare Provider
  42. Rep. Mondaire Jones: Sister of Deportee
  43. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson: Superintendent
  44. Rep. Hank Johnson: Constituent who spent $1,400 check on medication
  45. Rep. Robin Kelly: Child Care Provider, Doctor/Health Center CEO
  46. Rep. Annie Kuster: Local Mother of Six
  47. Rep. Jim Langevin: Town Manager
  48. Rep. Brenda Lawrence: School Board President
  49. Rep. Barbara Lee: Doctor
  50. Rep. Susie Lee: Working Mother
  51. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández: Emergency Manager
  52. Rep. Andy Levin: Advocate for Moms
  53. Rep. Mike Levin: Community Clinic Leader
  54. Rep. Zoe Lofgren: Counseling Manager
  55. Rep. Tom Malinowski: Local Restaurant Owner
  56. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney: Local Business Owner
  57. Rep. Kathy Manning: Local Health Employee
  58. Rep. Doris Matsui: Nurse Practitioner
  59. Rep. Lucy McBath: State Senator
  60. Rep. Frank Mrvan: President of AFT & Teacher's Union
  61. Rep. Marie Newman: Banquet Server
  62. Rep. Katie Porter: Asian-American Olympic Athlete
  63. Rep. Jamie Raskin: Local Restaurateur
  64. Rep. Deborah Ross: Community College President
  65. Rep. Raul Ruiz: Health Care Provider
  66. Rep. Bobby Rush: CEO of Local Health Center
  67. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon: Founder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
  68. Rep. Linda Sánchez: Caregiver
  69. Rep. John Sarbanes: Food Bank Owner
  70. Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Advocate for Senior Citizens
  71. Rep. Brad Schneider: Health Department Executive Director
  72. Rep. Mikie Sherrill: Mayor
  73. Rep. Elissa Slotkin: Veteran
  74. Rep. Darren Soto: Medical center CEO
  75. Rep. Jackie Speier: Childcare Provider
  76. Rep. Haley Stevens: IBEW Worker
  77. Rep. Marilyn Strickland:Business Owner
  78. Rep. Eric Swalwell: Registered Nurse
  79. Rep. Mike Thompson: Councilmember, Local Business Owner, Health Volunteer, Restaurant Owner, Vice Mayor
  80. Rep. Dina Titus: Victims of Mass Shooting
  81. Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Water Infrastructure Advocates
  82. Rep. Norma Torres: Union Representative
  83. Rep. Lauren Underwood: Constituent whose health insurance costs went down thanks to American Rescue Plan
  84. Rep. Marc Veasey: Transit Union President
  85. Rep. Nydia Velázquez: Restaurant Owner
  86. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Local Family
  87. Rep. Maxine Waters: Restaurant Owner
  88. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman: Frontline Worker
  89. Rep. Peter Welch: ER Nurse
  90. Rep. Jennifer Wexton: Childhood cancer research advocate
  91. Rep. Susan Wild: Mother & Essential Worker
  92. Rep. Frederica Wilson: Attorney

Senators

  1. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin: Mayor, Nurse Practitioner, Food Service Worker
  2. Assistant Democratic Leader Patty Murray: Local Working Mom
  3. Senate DPCC Chair Debbie Stabenow:Family in Michigan
  4. Senate Vice Chair of Conference Elizabeth Warren: CEO of Local Health Center
  5. Senate DPCC Vice Chair Joe Manchin: County Commissioner
  6. Senate DPCC Vice Chair Cory Booker: Healthcare Worker
  7. Senate Secretary of Conference Tammy Baldwin: Retired Teamster
  8. Sen. Michael Bennet: Local Mom
  9. Sen. Ben Cardin: Small Business Owner
  10. Sen. Tom Carper: Medical Assistant
  11. Sen. Chris Coons: Frontline Workers
  12. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Mom
  13. Sen. Maggie Hassan: Small Business Owner
  14. Sen. Martin Heinrich: Health Care Provider
  15. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:High School Student
  16. Sen. Ed Markey: President of Local Community Health Center
  17. Sen. Jeff Merkley: LGBTQ Rights Activists
  18. Sen. Alex Padilla: Registered Nurse & Union Leader
  19. Sen. Jean Shaheen: School Counselor
  20. Sen. Tina Smith: CEO of Local Childcare Provider
  21. Sen. Jacky Rosen: Local Restaurant Owner
  22. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: President & CEO of Local Health Center