Sen. Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on June 18, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), who successfully led the effort in Congress to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution along with 43 of his Senate colleagues recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day. Text is below.
"Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State o . . .
Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), who successfully led the effort in Congress to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution along with 43 of his Senate colleagues recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day. Text is below.
"Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State o . . .