WATCH LIVE: Biden honors Medal of Valor recipients at the White House

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President Joe Biden speaks before presenting Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor awards to fourteen recipients, during an event in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Andrew Harnik/AP

WATCH LIVE: Biden honors Medal of Valor recipients at the White House

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President Joe Biden is holding a ceremony to honor the 2021-2022 recipients of the Medal of Valor in the East Room in the White House.

The Medal of Valor is awarded to “public safety officers cited by the Attorney General and recommended by the Medal of Valor Review Board,” per the Department of Justice.

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Biden is hosting the ceremony at 9:30 a.m. before departing on a trip to Japan for a meeting of the G-7 as the White House and congressional leaders continue to negotiate over the debt ceiling.

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