Joe Manchin votes with Pres. Biden 100% of the time

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47. It's amazing what HAS gotten done in 7 months

The "American Rescue Plan" (basically a CARES ACT 2) along with its reconciliation package was a biggy, along with extending funding for the PPP.

But it is also not surprising that 538 missed what was pooh-poohed by the media, and that was the establishment of the first NEW Federal Holiday since 1983 - "Junteenth" a/k/a "Juneteenth National Independence Day" -

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/475

Public Law No: 117-17 (06/17/2021)


[117th Congress Public Law 17]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



[[Page 135 STAT. 287]]

Public Law 117-17
117th Congress

An Act



To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National
Independence Day as a legal public holiday.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Juneteenth National Independence Day
Act''.
SEC. 2. JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY AS A LEGAL PUBLIC
HOLIDAY.

Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to Memorial Day the following:
``Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19.''.

Approved June 17, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 475:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):
June 15, considered and passed Senate.
June 16, considered and passed House.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2021):
June 17, Presidential remarks.



https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/475/text/pl

It passed by "unanimous consent" in the Senate and he could have easily blocked it as "costing too much" because what was signed into law was to make that a PAID Federal holiday. This is not some yearly "proclamation". It is what will now be something I never thought I'd see - an 11th federal holiday. The MLK one was added by Congress only after combining what were 2 other holidays - "Lincoln's Birthday" and "Washington's Birthday" and making the combo "Presidents Day" so they didn't break precedent over some artificial "no more than 10 federal holidays" nonsense.