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On the recordJuly 22, 2020
reserving the right to object, and to quickly respond to the Senator from Massachusetts, I am not taking anything away from Federal workers. I am just not willing to give them an extra day paid. So if we create Juneteenth as a Federal paid holiday, they will get an extra day, and I am just saying let's keep them whole by removing a paid leave day, and then they will have the exact same number of days off as they have currently, and the American taxpayer will not be out an extra $600 million per year or $6 billion over 10 years. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. Prescription Drug Costs
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Dusty Johnson
Republican · South Dakota

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