Sen. Cornyn Issues Statement on Juneteenth
June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on June 19, 2024:
Yesterday on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) commemorated Juneteenth, which marks the news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln in 1863. Sen. Cornyn has been a leader in introducing a resolution honoring Juneteenth each year since 2011, which he again introduced this year along with 43 of his Senate . . .
Yesterday on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) commemorated Juneteenth, which marks the news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln in 1863. Sen. Cornyn has been a leader in introducing a resolution honoring Juneteenth each year since 2011, which he again introduced this year along with 43 of his Senate . . .