Lee, Butler Celebrate Passage of Bill to Honor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with Congressional Gold Medal
December 04, 2024
December 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release:
Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) today celebrated the passage of her bipartisan legislation to honor the life and work of the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to posthumously bestow Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal the highest award Congress can bestow in com . . .
Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) today celebrated the passage of her bipartisan legislation to honor the life and work of the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to posthumously bestow Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal the highest award Congress can bestow in com . . .