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Riley Moore: “The resurrection of Christ, Easter, this is the pinnacle of…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Joins 'The Daily Wire' with Cabot Phillips to Discuss His New 'Deport' Act

Published | Video Starts at 09:17

So why would we not take this time to celebrate Easter every year, make it a federal holiday? I mean, this is kind of the. This is the cornerstone. I mean, Christmas, of course, is important, but The resurrection of Christ, Easter, this is the pinnacle of our faith. So why would we not make it a federal holiday? Final question. It'll be a quick one. If your fellow lawmakers came and said, hey, we already have enough federal holidays. We can't add another one. (09:17–09:24)

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Asserts that Easter is central to Christian faith and should be a federal holiday.

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