Senate Passes Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

[Bobcat1]

Unanimously.

 

Still has to pass in the House and be signed by Biden. 

[baddog]

31 minutes ago, Bobcat1 said:

Unanimously.

 

Still has to pass in the House and be signed by Biden. 

This came up when MLK was voted to be a Federal holiday. There was a choice…..Juneteenth or MLK. MLK got the nod.

[thetragichippy]

This will pass the house no problem, and Biden will sign anything put in front of him.....

[Derf Nosneb]

Key word in the statement is "Federal"...

[BS Wildcats]

8 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

This will pass the house no problem, and Biden will sign anything put in front of him.....

Without a clue what he is signing!

[BS Wildcats]

More pandering by this pathetic administration.  They will do anything for a vote, even constitute a sham election.

[Big girl]

Great!!!!

[Bobcat1]

15 hours ago, BS Wildcats said:

More pandering by this pathetic administration.  They will do anything for a vote, even constitute a sham election.

Huh?  It was cosponsored by a Republican Senator from Texas. 

[CardinalBacker]

Why don't we celebrate when the last slaves in Northern States were freed?  Hint... I was long after the Emancipation Proclamation and even AFTER Juneteenth.

But don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. 

[WOSdrummer99]

In the words of our VP, "enjoy the long weekend."

June 19th isn't always on a Monday. 

Dang it!

[BS Wildcats]

Will there be burning and looting in the name of celebration?  The same kind that happens in the cities of NBA champs.

[mat]

I’m completely in favor if it means a paid day off work. If it’s not a paid day, it’s not a real holiday. 😁

[Reagan]

From the article:  "There are about 2.1 million civilian federal employees, another 1.3 million active-duty military personnel, and more than 500,000 postal service employees.  Before Thursday, federal employees received pay for 10 federal holidays, 13 sick days and 20 vacation days per year on average. Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com estimate these benefits cost taxpayers $22.6 billion annually."

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[WOSdrummer99]

36 minutes ago, Reagan said:

From the article:  "There are about 2.1 million civilian federal employees, another 1.3 million active-duty military personnel, and more than 500,000 postal service employees.  Before Thursday, federal employees received pay for 10 federal holidays, 13 sick days and 20 vacation days per year on average. Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com estimate these benefits cost taxpayers $22.6 billion annually."

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I saw postal service worked on a holiday. I guess the taxpayer's paid double and a half for today. That can't be cheap.

[5GallonBucket]

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Nothing will ever be enough

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No, it won’t.

[BS Wildcats]

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biden and kamala are brewing an entitlement society.  This is being carried over from what started during the 2nd worst presidency in history!

[baddog]

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I fly US and Texas flags. When they get tattered, I just go buy a new one. Who is she anyway? Never heard of her. Somehow celebrity gives one a political edge…..NOT!!!!!

[SmashMouth]

I don’t have a problem with Juneteenth being listed as a federal holiday. What’s the harm? It probably should’ve been done long ago.