They're trying to own conservatives. They know that if they make Republicans vote on giving cops medals their base's instinct is to want the cops to get medals, but they can't vote to give these specific cops medals because they tried to keep the base out of the capitol. I think it might work because their base is hogs, and they hate comprehending anything. So these guys are going to have their vote split between the Republicans and the Patriot party, letting Dems get elected with no effort.