Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Cory Booker
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) celebrated the passage of a bipartisan resolution commemorating Black History Month and the important contributions made by Black Americans throughout United States history. Booker and Scott are authors of the resolution.
The resolution recognizes the enslavement of African Americans and the continuing racial injustices that still “remain evident in the society of the United States.” It underscores that this month provides “an opportunity to reflect on the complex history of the United States, while remaining hopeful and confident about the path ahead.”
The resolution also “acknowledges that all people of the United States are the recipients of the wealth of history provided by Black culture” and “encourages the celebration of Black History Month to provide a continuing opportunity for all people in the United States to learn from the past and understand the experiences that have shaped the United States.”
The resolution was cosponsored by: U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Angus King (I-ME), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tom Carper (D-DE), Richard Burr (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Todd Young (R-IN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ed Markey (D-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Bob Casey (D-PA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cartherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM).
Full text of the resolution can be found here.