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Illinois Lawmakers Fail in Effort to Make Obama’s Birthday a State Holiday
Illinois Lawmakers Fail in Effort to Make Obama’s Birthday a State Holiday
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A referendum in Illinois to make the birthday of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, a state holiday has narrowly failed to reach a majority... 22.03.2017, Sputnik International
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Illinois Lawmakers Fail in Effort to Make Obama’s Birthday a State Holiday
20:20 GMT 22.03.2017 (Updated: 19:48 GMT 17.10.2022) A referendum in Illinois to make the birthday of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, a state holiday has narrowly failed to reach a majority in the state’s House of Representatives.
A bill in the Illinois House to make Obama's August 4 birthday a holiday fell six votes short of a majority in the legislative body of the former president's adopted home state.
House Representative Steve Andersson, a Republican, allowed that even though the official vote failed, the date should be made honorary.
Andersson suggested that Obama would recognize that the cash-strapped state of Illinois would be ill-advised to give workers an additional day off, according to the Washington Examiner.
