President Biden has signed a bill into law at the White House to award congressional gold medals to the police forces that responded to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law at the White House on Thursday to award congressional gold medals to the police forces that responded to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.
The Congressional Gold Medal is the US Congress'"highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by individuals or institutions," according to the US Senate. Biden thanked the officers in a Rose Garden ceremony"for protecting our Capitol, and maybe more importantly, for protecting our Constitution, and saving the lives of duly elected members of the Senate, in the House, and our staffs.
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