ms. klobuchar: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i thank senator schumer for his leadership. the fact that we in the senate were able to come unanimously behind this important, important resolution which i will describe in a minute, and i also thank senator mcconnell. and i certainly thank my friend, senator blunt, for his leadership. we must pass this legislation honoring the capitol police and other heroes who protected the capitol on january 6 by awarding them this congressional gold medal. senator blunt joined me from the beginning in sponsoring the senate version of this legislation and worked with me on the rules committee. and thank you to the presiding officer, senator padilla, for his great service on that committee to continue the work of getting to the bottom of the security planning and response failures that we saw on january 6. while that work goes on, it is important that we recognize the bravery and patriotism of those who def

ms. klobuchar: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i thank senator schumer for his leadership. the fact that we in the senate were able to come unanimously behind this important, important resolution which i will describe in a minute, and i also thank senator mcconnell. and i certainly thank my friend, senator blunt, for his leadership. we must pass this legislation honoring the capitol police and other heroes who protected the capitol on january 6 by awarding them this congressional gold medal. senator blunt joined me from the beginning in sponsoring the senate version of this legislation and worked with me on the rules committee. and thank you to the presiding officer, senator padilla, for his great service on that committee to continue the work of getting to the bottom of the security planning and response failures that we saw on january 6. while that work goes on, it is important that we recognize the bravery and patriotism of those who def

ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i want to thank my colleagues, every single one of them, including senator blunt and senator collins who is here with us today, for supporting this legislation and honoring the heroism and patriotism of the courageous law enforcement officers who risked and in some cases sacrificed their lives to defend our democracy. i also want to thank senator blunt for his work on the senate version of this legislation, as well as senator schumer and senator mcconnell, and i thank senator blunt for joining me today. now that it is headed to the president's desk, no more motions, this is done, i look forward to seeing this bill signed into law. thank you, mr. pre >> house speaker nancy pelosi today held an enrollment ceremony for legislation that -- awards congressional gold medals to d.c. capitol police for protecting the capitol on speaker pelosi was joined by january 6. d.c.'s delegate to congress eleanor holmes norton, and congresswoman jennifer wexton of virginia. d.c.'s delegates t

ms. klobuchar: and all first responders who defended the capitol on january 6. the insurrection at the capitol was more than an assault on democracy. it was an actual life-or-death situation for the many brave law enforcement officers who show up here to work every single day. last week, we unanimously passed legislation which senator blunt and i led to award the congressional gold medal to honor these officers, and i was proud to stand with president biden when he signed it into law. this amendment shows our continued commitment to remembering the heroism and the sacrifice of the first responders who risked their lives to protect this capitol. before i came to the senate, i saw firsthand the vital role that law enforcement officers play in keeping our citizens safe. that's why i'm not surprised by the last vote and the nature of the last vote, and i thank senator booker for his response to senator tuber bill's amendment. we also must ensure that the officers in this place have the resources they need to do their job, and we took an important step forward in pas