This is awesome!
The House of Representatives voted UNANIMOUSLY on Thursday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to ex-Saints star Steve Gleason for all the great work he's doing to battle ALS.
Gleason (who played for the Saints from 2000 to 2006) was diagnosed with ALS back in 2011. The disease affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
But despite his physical challenges, Gleason has been a leading voice in raising awareness and money for ALS organizations.
For example, he's advocated for federal legislation to help ensure people living with diseases like ALS have access to speech generating devices and he's also been a major leader in the largest coordinated and collaborative ALS research project in the world.