Biden to honor Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson with top civilian award

Biden to honor Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson with top civilian award toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Sponsor Message "President Biden believes these Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving others," the White House said in a statement. In all, Biden will award the Citizens Medal to 20 people, including Diane Carlson Evans, who founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, and Dr. Frank Butler, Jr., who introduced Tactical Combat Casualty Care, setting a new standard for the use of tourniquets. Last year Biden awarded 14 people with the medal for their work protecting the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and for overseeing the 2020 election process despite efforts to overturn the results.