Sen. Cornyn Again Attempts to Pass Juneteenth National Holiday Bill
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement:
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) again offered his bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday on the Senate floor, before it was blocked by another Senator. He tried to call up and pass this bill last week, also, but it was blocked.
Excerpts from Sen. Cornyn's floor speech are below, and you can watch video here https://youtu.be/https:/youtu.be/xBxF6pB7XHM.
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U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) again offered his bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday on the Senate floor, before it was blocked by another Senator. He tried to call up and pass this bill last week, also, but it was blocked.
Excerpts from Sen. Cornyn's floor speech are below, and you can watch video here https://youtu.be/https:/youtu.be/xBxF6pB7XHM.
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