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President Biden Signs Into Law Bipartisan Bill Cosponsored by Sens. Hassan, Shaheen to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree
February 01, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2022:

President Joe Biden today signed into law bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, a former Boston Bruins hockey player recognized as the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League (NHL).

"Willie O'Ree is a trailblazing athlete whose con . . .

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