Making MLK a holiday wasn’t a unanimous vote…looking at you Iowa.

In 1983, the House of Representatives and Senate voted to approve Martin Luther King Junior Day as a national holiday. As we all know, the bill passed and Ronald Reagan signed it into law. Hooray!

BUT

Funny story the bill was not passed unanimously.

What?..That can’t be. That is so silly.

Well it is true.

The really funny part is that some of these folks who did not vote in favor are still holding office #careerpoliticians

Currently, there are 26 members of Congress who were present at that initial vote.

6 of these 26 members voted NO.

1. Representative Hal Rogers (R-Ky)
2. Representative James Sensenbrenner (R- Wisc).
3. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz)
4. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala)
5. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)

and….

6. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)

Happy MLK Day! — Cheers