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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON JUNETEENTH
June 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:

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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON JUNETEENTH

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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

160 years ago, today, Union troops reached Texas and delivered news of emancipation, marking the end of slavery in the United States and the first commemoration of Juneteenth. Today, we celebrate the freedom that Black . . .

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