[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 140 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AWARDING FOUR CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS TO THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL 
   POLICE AND THOSE WHO PROTECTED THE U.S. CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021

  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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