Posted on 07/02/2020 3:34:02 AM PDT by Whenifhow
Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and James Lankford on Wednesday introduced an amendment proposing to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a new federal holiday to avoid putting the U.S. “further in debt.”
Johnson, R-Wis., and Lankford, R-Okla., rolled out their proposal as an amendment to bipartisan legislation rolled out by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, last month that would make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
“In response to a bipartisan effort to give federal workers another day of paid leave by designating Juneteenth a federal holiday, we have offered a counterproposal that does not put us further in debt,” Johnson said Wednesday. “We support celebrating emancipation with a federal holiday, but believe we should eliminate a current holiday in exchange. We chose Columbus Day as a holiday that is lightly celebrated, and least disruptive to Americans’ schedules.”
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The federal holiday swap would avoid putting US 'further in debt,' say amendment sponsors
Stupid, pathetic and completely ineffective attempt to placate those who are implacable.
Tucker Carlson had a segment on this issue last night, why do we bother electing Republicans who completely useless in cases like this.....
Just get it over with and rename America BlackLivesMatter.
I’m in my 60’s - until 3 weeks ago I had never heard that term in my ENTIRE life!!! Suck ups!
Republican surrender monkeys. If you want Juneteenth to be a holiday replace MLK day.
When did “giving the bully your lunch money” ever do anything except encourage the bully to demand more?
Useless tone deaf Republicans
I don’t have a problem with Juneteenth being a holiday. But keep Columbus day. Then where does it end? We’ll have so many holidays that there will be no more work days. Kinda sounds like teachers and Congress now.
Tucker Carlson had a segment on this issue last night, why do we bother electing Republicans who completely useless in cases like this....
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around 2:50 min mark
Tucker: What holiday should be canceled next?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK6TkEpzGTc
I’ve died and gone to Hell.
They still haven’t said what they’re going do about a clearly virtue signaling holiday at the time of year when most schools are closed for the Summer.
Republicans can’t seem to appease fast enough and throw the election to the rising tide of Marxists who will destroy America.
Johnson, R-Wis., and Lankford, R-Okla., rolled out their proposal as an amendment to bipartisan legislation rolled out by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, last month that would make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
These three rino fags, like so many others in the pubbie party, are despicable beyond belief.
Even the rino fag that is my senator in PA, is not quite this bad {maybe he'll join them later today}.
Last night, Tucker tore the hide off of lankford and johnson and I'll bet neither one wants to go on his program and defend their position.
there is NOTHING that the RINO appeasers will not do
to get face time with the MSM, even sell out their
voters.
RINOs are preparing to honor George Soros and Romney
with a monument to them to replace Lincoln.
Its comming. Romney-Soros OR Marx <== choose one
Eff the GOP. I’m never voting UniParty - er - Republican again.
More proof that there are only about a dozen or so elected Republicans that are worth supporting, with DJT a must. We need a new political party.
It’s comical to see this childish idiocy at a time when our government is hell-bent on flooding this country with immigrants who don’t give a sh!t about Juneteenth, slavery, Confederate flags, or even black people in general.
Just imagine how it will be if the domestic enemies of our society gain power next January.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. ....what part of NO don’t these Rino fools understand?
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