WASHINGTON - Twenty-one House Republicans voted against a bill that will award the highest congressional honor to members of the Capitol Police who were on duty during the deadly Jan.
6 pro-Trump riot.Measure H.R.3325ultimately passed with a final vote of 406-21. It proposed to award four Congressional Gold Medals to United States Capitol Police who defended the U.S.
Capitol from a violent mob of pro-Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. The number of Republicans that voted against the bill doubled since the first version of the bill was presented to the House floor, when 12 Republicans voted no.
Many Democratic lawmakers spoke out against the no votes by the 21 Republicans.Rep. Rober C. Scott, D-Va., called the opposition by Republican.