Yunus Congressional Gold Medal Bill: One Down, One to Go


August 21, 2009
by Jen Maurer, senior policy associate

Congratulations! The Senate version of the bill to award Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, is now cosponsored by over two-thirds of the Senate. Now, we need to focus our energies to get two-thirds (290 representatives) of the House to cosponsor, so this bill can be passed. Read more about this bill and see if your representative has signed on!

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