House approves Congressional Gold Medal
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres passes in a voice vote in the House of Representatives. Lobbyist Ezra Freidlander, CEO of the Freidlander Group, which which was instrumental in creating the Shimon Peres Congressional Gold Medal Commemoration Committee, says:
Shimon Peres is a symbol of the bridge that defines the US Israel relationship.