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,mrs4 ,murray7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,/eph5    
,mi*ael ,gleason4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
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foll[+3  7#a7 ,/eph5 ,/eve ,gleason 0   
born ,m>* #ai1 #aigg1 9 ,spokane1       
,wa%+ton to ,mike & ,gail ,gleason4     
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,football ,league z an undraft$ free    
ag5t b lat] jo9$ ! ,new ,orleans ,sa9ts 
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diagnos$ ) amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis  
or ,,als1 consid]$ a t]m9al             
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diagnosis ( ,,als & e/abli%$ ,! ,gleason
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mantra ( ,team ,gleason4  7#aj7 ,!      
,gleason ,initiative ,f\ndation helps   

provide individuals ) neuromuscul>      
diseases or injuries ) lead+ edge       
te*nology1 equipm5t & s]vices1 raises   
global aw>5ess ab\t ,,als to f9d        
solutions & an end to ! disease1 & has  
help$ hundr$s ( p ) ,,als exp]i5ce life 
adv5tures !y nev] ?\ght possible aft] _!
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mission h be5 told by ! ,,nfl ,network1 
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across ! c\ntry ) ,v>iety call+ !       
production an emotional p[]h\se4 ,!     
docum5t>y won sev]al aw>ds1 includ+ !   
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sponsor$ ,social ,innovation ,summits1 &
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adv]sity to succe$4  7#ac7 ,/eve help$  
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access to spee* g5]at+ devices reg>dless
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in/itution4  7#ad7 ,9 #bjad1 ,/eve &    
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br+ toge!r rese>*]s1 pati5ts1 c>egiv]s1 
& all ,,als /akehold]s to create a plan 
to ultimately end ,,als4 ,t summit      
result$ 9 ! s+le l>ge/ coord9at$ &      
collaborative ,,als rese>* project 9 !  
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treatm5ts or f9ally a cure4  7#ae7 ,9   
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products across ! globe4  7#af7 ,9      
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accompli%m5t1 becom+ p>5ts to _! son    
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p>5ts to ,riv]s4  #c4 ,congressional    
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,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1  
on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a s+le gold  
m$al ( appropriate design to ,/eph5     
,mi*ael ,gleason4  7b7 ,design & /rik+  
,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9      
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
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inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
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prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell 
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
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cov] ! co/s ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1   
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