Dems Post January 6 Plaques Outside Their Offices As Johnson Continues To Defy Law Ordering Its Installation

Politico reports:

Several House Democrats are posting replicas of a commemorative plaque for police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection — needling Speaker Mike Johnson for the prolonged delay in installing the official plaque that was commissioned by Congress more than three years ago.

The plaque honoring U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement officers was mandated in a 2022 spending bill. It was created, then put in storage after Republicans took the majority later that year. Democrats have since urged House GOP leadership to follow the original law, which ordered it to be mounted inside the Capitol within a year of enactment.

Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) and Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) led the effort to create the replicas and asked Democratic colleagues earlier this month if they wanted one to put outside their office.

Read the full article. Multiple House Democrats are posting images of the plaque on their X feeds today.

Congress passed a law to place a plaque in the Capitol honoring the officers who protected the transfer of power, Members of Congress and VP Pence on Jan 6. The plaque is complete and long overdue for display. But Speaker Johnson is leaving it in a dark closet rather than honor… pic.twitter.com/9QJc30Cie2

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) June 23, 2025

.@SpeakerJohnson is breaking the law to block a plaque honoring the officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, including the NJ State Police.

So we put it up ourselves.

You can’t claim to ‘back the blue’ while pardoning their attackers and erasing their sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/BhM8loX3jD

— Rep. Frank Pallone (@FrankPallone) June 23, 2025

It’s been over 2 years since Congress commissioned the plaque honoring the officers who protected the Capitol on January 6th.

I proudly display a copy outside my office to honor their bravery. The original plaque must be displayed for all to see—not hidden away in the basement. pic.twitter.com/fAijUF0bRY

— Rosa DeLauro (@rosadelauro) June 20, 2025