House passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, sending it to Biden

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/16/house-passes-bill-to-make-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday-sending-it-to-biden.html
Published: Jun 17, 2021
Author: staff
Post Date: 2021-06-17 08:56:30 by Horse
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A bill that would establish a federal holiday on Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in the United States, passed the House on Wednesday, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law.

The bill sailed through Congress, passing the Senate by unanimous consent less than a day earlier. The House passed the legislation in a 415-14 vote, with only Republicans voting against it.

“It’s not often when you can stand on the floor of the House and use the terminology, ‘I feel full,’” said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who sponsored the House version of the bill, after its passage.

Poster Comment:

Congressmen and Senators are cowards.

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#1: Fred Mertz    To: Horse (#0)

‘I feel full,’” said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas,

Full of what?

Fred Mertz posted on 2021-06-17 10:25:16   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Cynicom    To: Horse (#0)

Congressmen and Senators are cowards.

Cowardly bastards.

Cynicom posted on 2021-06-17 13:09:18   Reply   Private Reply

#3: TommyTheMadArtist    To: Horse (#0)

Full of???

Sure. What is another holiday?

TommyTheMadArtist posted on 2021-06-17 13:40:31   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Lod    To: Fred Mertz (#1)

She's been full of __it for decades now.

Lod posted on 2021-06-17 16:46:52   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Lod    To: All (#4)

Until the last year, or so, no one outside TX had even heard of Juneteenth for crypes sake.

Lod posted on 2021-06-17 16:48:57   Reply   Private Reply