Senate approves Juneteenth as federal holiday after Sen. Johnson drops objection
Senate lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday after Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he...
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Senate approves Juneteenth as federal holiday after Sen. Johnson drops objection
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The Senate voted unanimously to make Juneteenth a national holiday celebrating the end of slavery
The bill was only able to pass after Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, ended his efforts to unilaterally block it.
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