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Awarding Four Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police and Those Who Protected the U.S. Capitol on January 2021

Floor Speech

Date: Aug. 5, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, earlier this week, the Senate proudly and unanimously passed a resolution awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Capitol Police along with other law enforcement personnel who helped defend this institution on January 6.

Today, President Biden will sign this resolution into law, and the brave men and women who served that day will receive the highest honor that Congress can bestow.

With the home of our representative democracy literally under attack, the officers of the Capitol Police, their colleagues from the DC Metropolitan Police, and others made huge, huge sacrifices to keep all of us safe.

On January 6, Congress got a firsthand reminder of a reality that many American citizens face every day; that the brave men and women of law enforcement really are the thin blue line standing between peace and chaos.

I am so proud we are adding our own colleagues in blue to the list of extraordinary Americans that Congress has honored with its gold medal.

So thank you and congratulations.

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