Senate approves Juneteenth as federal holiday after Sen. Johnson drops objection
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Johnson was the lone senator to object to the legislation, arguing in July 2020 that the bill would place an undue burden on taxpayers by requiring them to fund another paid holiday for federal employees.Johnson dropped his objection to the legislation on Tuesday."Last year, a bill was introduced to celebrate Juneteenth by providing an additional paid holiday for 2 million federal employees at a cost of $600 million per year," Johnson said. Although I strongly support celebrating Emancipation, I objected to the cost and lack of debate."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"While it still seems strange that having taxpayers provide federal employees paid time off is now required to celebrate the end of slavery, it is clear that there is no appetite in Congress to further discuss the matter.
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