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Congress will honor the “Miracle on Ice” Team USA hockey squad that upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics on their way to an improbable gold medal.

The House of Representatives passed the “Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which will award members of the illustrious hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals. The bill will go to President Donald Trump’s desk to sign.

“The ‘Miracle on Ice’ team represents everything our country is about: grit, determination, perseverance, and hope,” Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital. “Their historic win 45 years ago was more than a dramatic upset in the world of sports — it became a defining moment of unity in our nation’s history and inspired us all to believe in miracles again.

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