Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation are praising the passage of a bill naming the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States.
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representatives Brad Finstad and Angie Craig worked together on the bill, which now goes to the President for his signature.
Klobuchar noted that Minnesota has one of the largest bald eagle populations in the U.S. and is home to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha.
The bald eagle has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 but has never been declared the country's national bird
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