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Jan. 6 ‘heroes’ honored for defending Successful first coaching clinic
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., applauds U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger,
during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who defended School as a triangular
the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.
Associated Press relationship: “We work together
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, run that day when Trump “Thank you for having our with parents and students to
FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA supporters roamed the backs. Thank you for saving reach the best for our children”
MASCARO halls trying to stop Congress our country. Thank you for
Associated Press from certifying Joe Biden’s not only being our friends,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law election. but our heroes.”
enforcement officers who “January 6 was a day of But showing the raw po-
defended the U.S. Capitol horror and heartbreak; it is litical and emotional fallout
on Jan. 6, 2021 were hon- also a moment of extraor- from the insurrection and
ored Tuesday with Con- dinary heroism —staring its aftermath, representa-
gressional Gold Medals, down deadly violence and tives of one of the medal
praised as “heroes” for se- despicable bigotry,” Pelosi recipients — the family of
curing democracy when said. fallen officer Brian Sicknick
they fought off a brutal In bestowing Congress’ — declined to shake hands
and bloody attack by sup- highest honor, Pelosi with the Republican lead-
porters of then-President praised the heroes for ers, snubbing McConnell’s
Donald Trump. “courageously answering outstretched palm.
House Speaker Nancy the call to defend our de-
Pelosi opened an emotion- mocracy in one of the na-
al ceremony, tensions still tion’s darkest hours.” Continued on Page 2
raw in the stately Capitol Senate Republican lead- Page 11
Rotunda, which was over- er Mitch McConnell said: