No ‘designated survivor’ for Biden’s speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday

• There will be no 'designated survivor' for Biden's speech before Congress on Wednesday, Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Tuesday.
• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen would become the de facto designated survivor.
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There will be no "designated survivor" for President Joe Biden's speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Tuesday.

The change is due to COVID-19 capacity limits in Congress; many members of the Cabinet and Congress will not be present. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen would become the de facto designated survivor.

The "designated survivor" is a member of a presidential administration's cabinet who stays home during a State of the Union, or other major presidential congressional addresses, and is prepared to assume the presidency should a disaster transpire.

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