Independence Day
6.16.21
Under the legislation, the federal holiday would be known as Juneteenth National Independence Day. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., said he would vote for the bill and he supported the establishment of a federal holiday, but he was upset that the name of the holiday included the word independence rather than emancipation. “Why would the Democrats want to politicize this by coopting the name of our sacred holiday of Independence Day?" Higgins said.
—Kevin Freking, "Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday," 16 Jun. 2021 {4:46 PM}
Under the legislation, the federal holiday would be known as Juneteenth National Independence Day. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., said he would vote for the bill and he supported the establishment of a federal holiday, but he was upset that the name of the holiday included the word independence rather than emancipation. “Why would the Democrats want to politicize this by coopting the name of our sacred holiday of Independence Day?" Higgins said.
—Kevin Freking, "Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday," 16 Jun. 2021 {4:46 PM}