Capitol Lens | Mega bites

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Capitol Lens | Mega bites

By Roll Call Staff

Posted June 18, 2024 at 9:45am

In this archival photo from June 18, 1990, then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., bites into a watermelon with Juley Nelson, national watermelon queen, during an event on Capitol Hill.

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