A long-delayed plaque honoring officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack will temporarily hang in the Senate side, after a resolution was adopted by unanimous consent Thursday afternoon.
“We owe them eternal gratitude, and this nation is stronger because of them,” Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said on the floor.
The move by the Senate comes on the heels of the fifth anniversary of the attack and after the White House published a website this week blaming Capitol Police for escalating tensions during the riot and turning a “peaceful demonstration into chaos.”
