US Senator Eric Schmitt has announced that he is introducing new legislation to make Easter Monday a federal holiday to help families spend “the holiest day in Christianity” together.
In a thread of posts on the social media platform X, the Republican senator for Missouri put the case for why the Christian celebration should be federally recognised.
He starts with the fact that “81 per cent of Americans celebrate Easter” while noting that “our current holiday schedule makes it way too difficult for families to celebrate together”.
