Tennis legend Billie Jean King up for Congressional Gold Medal: ‘Indomitable champion for equality’
Former world No. 1 tennis star Billie Jean King met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss legislation that would award her the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan legislation in March. Fitzpatrick’s office touted King as having played an “instrumental” role in the passage […]