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Time for schumer to do what is necessary, to put this into perspective. and that is forget about -- change the rules if you will, when it comes to constitutional issues. if you want the filibuster issues of legislation, how high to build a wall, whether or not the wall ought to be built, those are not constitutional issues, filibuster them all you want. when it comes to my right to vote as a citizen of the united states, it should not be subjected to the filibuster of any one person. >> i want t...

The 14 who voted against it are those who scream most loudly about cancel culture and juneteenth is the ultimate response to cancel culture. we have canceled hundreds of years of black history in this country. and symbols are important, holidays are important. and it is really important that we recognize juneteenth. im so thrilled because i have a day full of activities here in the district, different juneteenth celebrations in different communities, and i was so happy to be able to come back fr...

Today marks the inaugural juneteenth federal holiday, americas 11th federal holiday signed into law by president biden on thursday. >> this is a day of profound in my view profound weight and profound power. by making juneteenth a federal holiday, all americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history. great nations dont ignore their most painful moments. great nations dont ignore the most painful moments. they dont ignore those moments of the past, they embrace them. >> followi...

Two years after president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation, the union army general gordon granger announced in an address in galveston, texas, that the union had won the war and all enslaved americans were free. this week president biden signed into law a proclamation declaring this day a federal holiday, americas 11th federal holiday. >> this is a day profound in my view, profound weight and profound power. by making juneteenth a federal holiday all americans can feel the power of t...

Im so grateful, grateful that my team and everybody came out to support the george floyd movement. >> well keep listening in to that. that is the unveiling of the george floyd memorial in brooklyn. a relevance piece of extra history on this important day, the first time the 11th federal holiday in the united states, the first time we are celebrating juneteenth as a nation. and of course george floyd part of the new civil rights movement. i was a little shocked that there were a number of your co...

That history. this is a great country. our problem is we seem to refuse to give that greatness -- making it accessible and affordable for everybody in the country. and you know, it is an interesting thing about juneteenth. i talk to people about that all the time as a failure to communicate. >> yeah. >> it was two years down in texas before anybody communicated and told them that they were free. now, that communication, that failure to communicate, may have been intentional. im sure it was. but ...

Juneteenth a day after president biden signed the bill, making juneteenth an official holiday recognizing it as a federal holiday. >> nations dont ignore their most painful moments. they dont ignore the moments of the past, they embrace them. the emancipation of enslaved black americans did not marked the end of equality it only marked the beginning. >> im so glad to see you in person. juneteeth, for many people, they didnt know about it. >> it was the date that the last slaves were freed in tex...

America has a new national holiday. president biden signing a law today establishing june 19th as juneteenth national independence day, commemorating the end of slavery in the u.s. the president saying it will go down as one of his greatest honors. >> by making juneteenth a federal holiday all americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress. >> juneteenths roots go back to galveston, texas where our morgan radford spoke to those commemorating its histor...

Caucus, members of the united states senate who passed this bill unanimously. and all of whom collectively were responsible for delivering this bill to the presidents desk, and i thank you all. we thank you all, the nation thanks you all. when we establish a national holiday, it makes an important statement. national holidays are something important. these are days when we as a nation have decided to stop and take stock, and often to acknowledge our history. so as we establish juneteenth as our ...