An overdue plaque honoring police who responded to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is finished and waiting to be installed, but Republicans are not taking action to publicly display it, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday.
“It is ultimately a decision of the speaker and the House Republican majority. And there’s no indication as to why it has taken so long when the law requires memorial recognition, and it clearly is the right thing to do,” Jeffries said at a press conference, standing beside a poster replica of the plaque.
“It simply awaits a decision by the Republican majority to have an appropriate ceremony of recognition and have it placed in a location of honor here in the United States Congress,” Jeffries continued.
