Congressional New Conference on Passage of Juneteenth Legislation
2021-06-16T13:40:18-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTdiXC8yMDIxMDYxNjEzNTczMjAxMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate members held a news conference to discuss the unanimous consent passage of legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
A bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate members held a news conference to discuss the unanimous consent passage of legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
People in this video
- John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas
- Danny Davis U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
- Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Edward J. Markey U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Massachusetts
- Chuck Schumer U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] New York
- Tina Smith U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Minnesota
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