Biden will award Bowers the Presidential Citizens Medal. He is one of 12 Americans the president will recognize for efforts to protect democracy.
Arizona's House speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican, testified before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection about Trump's pressure campaign toward state officials to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory. Departing Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers will receive the nation's second-highest civilian award Friday at the White House.
"The last day of my tenure, I will be meeting with President Biden, who I didn't support but I wasn't going to let him get cheated out of his election," Bowers said in an interview before heading to Washington, D.C. Bowers, in his typical unassuming manner, said he didn't get a lot of explanation about why he got the honor, but acknowledged the timing with the Jan. 6 anniversary was not a coincidence.Bowers is one of 12 Americans chosen by Biden to recognize their efforts to protect democracy against threats that were epitomized by the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Other recipients include former and current officers of the Capitol Police and Washington D.C.
This is not the first award Bowers has received recognizing his resistance to such Stop the Steal demands.
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