Scott, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution along with 42 of their Senate colleagues recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day.
"Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern States, until months after the conclusion of the . . .
Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution along with 42 of their Senate colleagues recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day.
"Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern States, until months after the conclusion of the . . .