Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Honor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with Congressional Gold Medal
May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing legislation to honor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to present the medal in commemoration of Chisholm's legacy and posthumously endow Chisholm with Congress's highest award in . . .
Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing legislation to honor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to present the medal in commemoration of Chisholm's legacy and posthumously endow Chisholm with Congress's highest award in . . .
