Biden Awards Medals on Jan. 6 to Capitol Police Officers, Poll Workers

President Joe Biden marked the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol by awarding medals to Capitol Police officers who were on duty that day as well as poll workers and election officials.
Biden bestowed Presidential Citizens Medals on 14 individuals, including Officers Harry Dunn and Eugene Goodman, as he hailed the response by law enforcement to the breach.
“History will remember your names. They’ll remember your courage. They’ll remember your bravery. They’ll remember your extraordinary commitments to your fellow Americans. That’s not hyperbole; that’s a fact. That’s a fact,” Biden said, calling the officers “heroic.”…}