releases: https://www.menendez.senate.gov/newsroom/press/brazenly-claiming-it-separate-but-equal-and-divisive-lone-gop-senator-mike-lee-of-utah-blocks-congress-from-recognizing-history-contributions-achievements-of-american-latinos
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| url | title | date | year | month | party | chamber | state | member_name | bioguide_id | domain | scraper | source | date_source | text | has_text | collected_at | updated_at |
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| https://www.menendez.senate.gov/newsroom/press/brazenly-claiming-it-separate-but-equal-and-divisive-lone-gop-senator-mike-lee-of-utah-blocks-congress-from-recognizing-history-contributions-achievements-of-american-latinos | Brazenly Claiming it Separate but Equal and Divisive, Lone GOP Senator Mike Lee of Utah Blocks Congress from Recognizing History, Contributions, Achievements of American LatinosRead More | 2020-12-10 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | House | NJ | Robert Menendez | M000639 | www.menendez.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Following impassioned requests this evening by Senators Bob Menendez and John Cornyn (R-Texas) for the Senate to pass their bipartisan National Museum of the American Latino Act by unanimous consent, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) blocked the measure, brazenly claiming it divisive and separate but equal. The legislation has overwhelming support in the Senate and passed the House of Representatives unanimously, but a single Senator can thwart a bill from being passed by unanimous consent. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |