Cassidy, Warnock Announce June 11 as National Seersucker Day

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced a resolution designating Thursday, June 11th as National Seersucker Day.

"Seersucker is a New Orleans invention, a Senate tradition, and brings a welcome moment of unity to Washington every year," said Dr. Cassidy. "I look forward to seeing colleagues from both parties join in again this year."

"Seersucker is interwoven in the style and tradition of the South," said Senator Warnock. "I'm proud to continue this storied bipartisan Senate tradition of Georgia cotton, Southern charm and fashion alongside Senator Cassidy."

Seersucker suits were popularized by New Orleans businessman Joseph Haspel in the early 1900s as an answer to the summer heat. Former U.S. Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) brought Seersucker Thursday to Congress in 1996. After the tradition went unobserved in 2012 and 2013, Cassidy revived it and has continued the tradition in the Senate.

Cassidy invites Americans across the country to wear seersucker in celebration of National Seersucker Day. All senators are invited for an official photograph at the Ohio Clock in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, June 11, at 12:30 p.m. ET.

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