Debate over Columbus Day bill

AN EFFORT TOCHANGECOLUMBUS DAY TOINDIGENOUSPEOPLE'S DAY.THEGOVERNMENT...MILTARY ANDVETERAN AFFAIRSCOMMITTEE HEARDTESTIMONY TODAY....ON THE BILLPROPOSED BYSTATE SENATORPATTY PANSINGBROOKS..SUPPORTERSSAY THE BILLWOULD BE A STEPTOWARDRECOGNIZINGINDIGENOUSPEOPLES HISTORYIN NEBRASKA."COLUMBUS DAY ISVERY DETRIMENTALTO A NATIVEAMERICANS MENTALHEALTH, GROWINGUP WE KNEW HOWBAD COLUMBUSWAS ANDEVERYBODY WASCELEBRATING HIM."THOSE INOPPOSITION SAYCOLUMBUS DAY ISTHE ONLYOBSERVEDHOLIDAY FORITALIAN AMERICANHERITAGE....AND THIS BILLTAKES AWAY FROMTHAT.A PREVIOUSEFFORT TOCHANGE THE NAMETO HONOR CHIEFSTANDING BEARFAILED IN 2017.