WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate author of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act of 2021 (https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/from-white-house-senator-markey-celebrates-signing-of-his-juneteenth-federal-holiday-legislation), released the following statement today to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Juneteenth's commemoration as a federal holiday and to recommit to fighting for liberty and justice for all.
"Today, we reflect not only on what happened in our nation's past, but what we must recommit ourselves to in the future. We are a nation forged by our fights for civil rights, for human rights, and for equal rights for all. B...