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Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal to Jan. 6 committee leaders and other Americans

Name: Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal to Jan. 6 committee leaders and other Americans
Uploaded: 2025-01-02T19:20:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 16 s
Description: President Biden awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 20 Americans on Thursday, including House Jan. 6 committee leaders Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Rep. Liz Cheney. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more on why Mr. Biden picked them and the House speaker vote.

President Biden awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 20 Americans on Thursday, including House Jan. 6 committee leaders Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Rep. Liz Cheney. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more on why Mr. Biden picked them and the House speaker vote.