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The House chamber was packed Tuesday night for the president's State of the Union address.

Among the guests in attendance was the head of the Poconos tourism group.

"I didn't believe it. I was thrilled to be able to go to with him and be invited as his guest, so it was extremely humbling to get that call," said Chris Barrett, president and CEO of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright invited Barrett to be his guest at President Joe Biden's address.

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