JUST IN: House Cheers As They Pass Bill To Make Juneteenth Federal Holiday By Wide Margin - Forbes

[Rhiannon12866]

The House of Representatives passed the bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday after the Senate approved it yesterday, meaning it now only needs to be signed into law by President Biden. The vote was 415-14, with 14 Republicans voting against it, mostly due to objections to the name of the bill.

[sheshe2]

1. Boom

Link to tweet

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Yay! Very cool!

And long past time!

[sheshe2]

3. Long time coming.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Hard to believe it took so long, isn't it?

But now it's official - and passed with an impressive majority.

[sheshe2]

5. Some things take longer than others.

Not right but it is what it is.

I want to know who the 14 were. Marge had to be one.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. And here they are:

Here are the 14 House Republicans who voted against a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

Washington (CNN) The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

While the legislation met bipartisan support in the House, more than a dozen Republicans in the chamber voted against the measure on Wednesday. The bill, which the Senate unanimously approved on Tuesday, is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Some of the lawmakers who voted against the bill in the House argued the proposed holiday would only serve to divide Americans based on race, including GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who took aim at the name provided for the holiday in the legislation.

"This name needlessly divides our nation on a matter that should instead bring us together by creating a separate Independence Day based on the color of one's skin," Roy said in a statement.

Here are the lawmakers who voted against the Juneteenth bill:
Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona
Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama
Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia
Rep. Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee
Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona
Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
Rep. Tom McClintock of California
Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina
Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama
Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana
Rep. Chip Roy of Texas
Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin

Short article, no more at link: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/16/politics/republicans-voted-against-juneteenth-bill/index.html

[sheshe2]

7. No surprises.

Shocked Marge voted...or was she absent.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I found a site that compares her votes to other Reps - and I chose Chip Roy (TX)

They have previously agreed 93% of the time - but they disagreed on 2 votes, including this one! She apparently voted for it!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. President Biden will sign the law making #Juneteenth a federal holiday on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET

Link to tweet

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Thanks for the update!