Some interesting background from @JacksonLeeTX18 to reporters on the hill on the last minute behind the scenes scramble to make #Juneteenth a holiday. Thank you @ArthurDelaneyHP for the audio.
"This bill has been introduced by me for at least 12 years."
"This bill has been introduced by me for at least 12 years."
"When the Senate asked if they could take my bill over to the Senate, we were happy for them to do so &they conformed it and then they saw a moment and that was this week. They made the point, we will pass #Juneteenth in whatever way we can in spite of a person who is objecting."
In shade to @RonJohnsonWI, @JacksonLeeTX18 says, "That person lost steam. We'll continue to call him that person. And so they got a Unanimous Consent to the desk."
"They were determined. And here it comes in the late evening of Tuesday evening, I had to grab hold of it and let me very conspicuously thank the astute leadership of the House Democratic leadership. We had to create a legislative miracle, but a legal miracle."
"The papers came right in the moment of, if you will."
"I made sure that Republicans knew that they were welcome."
"The Senate handled it's business and that's call I'm going to convey and I'm grateful to them for that."
"I made sure that Republicans knew that they were welcome."
"The Senate handled it's business and that's call I'm going to convey and I'm grateful to them for that."
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