[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H10438-H10439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           FLOATING HOLIDAYS

  (Mr. METCALF asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. METCALF. Mr. Speaker, our Nation's holidays were established by 
the people of the United States to honor, to celebrate, to remember, 
and reflect on major events in American history and culture. The 
celebration of Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, and 
Independence Day is critical to our heritage, and truly brings 
Americans together.
  Recently, however, a constituent of mine who works for a large 
corporation, has informed me that his employer is trying to make 
Independence Day a floating holiday through union negotiations. They 
have already eliminated Veterans Day as a designated holiday.
  This trend is very disturbing. The Fourth of July celebrates the very 
founding of our Nation.
  A proper respect for our heritage and our history demands that we 
firmly resist allowing our historic celebrations to degenerate into 
nothing more than

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3-day weekends or an excuse for stores to have special sales.

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