Ingraham on rising crime in US cities, critical race theory foxnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from foxnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Closing Thought–17Jun21 lobotero.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lobotero.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Senate passes bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
Patrick Semansky/AP
Light shines on the U.S. Capitol dome Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
and last updated 2021-06-15 18:14:50-04
The Senate on Tuesday has unanimously passed legislation establishing Juneteenth, June 19, as a federal holiday. The passage happened after Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson dropped his objection to the measure earlier in the day.
The measure was introduced last summer, but Johnson s vocal objections about the cost to taxpayers to pay federal workers for the day off stopped it from passing by unanimous consent. Last year, Johnson and others tried to negotiate swapping Juneteenth for Columbus Day so there would not be another federal holiday added.
Far Right's Covid Conspiracy Blames Fauci For Virus nationalmemo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalmemo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.