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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #g1 #bjbf,mr4 
,crane introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,nick     
,%irley1 9 recognition ( exempl>y       
inve/igative j\rnalism t uncov]$ wa/e1  
fraud1 & abuse p]petrat$ aga9/ ,am]ican 
taxpay]s4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,nick ,%irley           
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 
,on ,decemb] #bf1 #bjbe1 ,nick ,%irley  
po/$ a #db m9ute inve/igative po/ on ,x 
uncov]+ mass fraud 9 ! ,m9nesota ,somali
 population aga9/ ,u4,s4 taxpay]s4 ,nick
 ,%irley /at$ on ,x3 ,"h is ! full #db  
m9utes ( my crew & ,i expos+ ,m9nesota  
fraud1 ?is might be my mo/ important "w 
yet4 ,we uncov]$ ov] #aaj1jjj1jjj 9 ,,"o
 day4 ,l x & %>e x ar\nd l wildfire6    
,its "t to hold ^! corrupt politicians &
 fraud/]s acc\ntable ,we ,,all "w way   

too h>d & pay too mu* 9 taxes = ?is to  
be happ5+1 ! fraud mu/ be /opp$44  7#b7 
,due to exempl>y inve/igative j\rnalism 
pre=m$ by ,nick ,%irley1 ,f$]al fund+ to
 fraudul5t bus9esses 9 ,m9nesota h be5  
halt$ by ,presid5t ,trump4  #c4 ,s5se ( 
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
,nick ,%irley %[$ brav]y1 integrity1 &  
d$ication to ! pr9ciples ( ! ,u4,s4     
,con/itution dur+ ! uncov]+ ( hi/oric   
levels ( fraud1 wa/e1 & abuse "u        
,gov]nor ,tim ,walz & !re=e des]ves !   
,congressional ,gold ,m$al4  #d4        
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation ,au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design to ,nick ,%irley1 9
 recognition ( exempl>y inve/igative    
j\rnalism t uncov]$ wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse
 p]petrat$ aga9/ ,am]ican taxpay]s4  7b7
 ,design & /rik+ ,= purposes ( !        
pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 

! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a    
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y4  #e4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #d1 at a price suffici5t to cov]
 ! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1   
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#f4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,! m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are 
national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( sections
 #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is    
,act %all be consid]$ to be numismatic  
items4  #g4 ,au?ority to use fund       
am\nts2 proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority   
,to use fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to 
be *>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      
,public ,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z   
may be necess>y to pay = ! co/s ( !     
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s (

 sale ,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale (        
duplicate bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u      
section #e %all be deposit$ into !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund4