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Nancy Pelosi introduces bill to award Capitol Police with congressional gold medals
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation on Thursday to award congressional gold medals to the US Capitol Police and Washington’s police force for protecting the Capitol on January 6 against an assault by rioters.That day, hundreds of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to prevent the certification of the presidential election victory of Democrat Joe Biden.Lawmakers, including Trump’s vice-president, Mike Pence, were forced to flee the…