Asa Hutchinson: “it is with a great deal of enthusiasm that I rise to voice support for S. 4, I think the aptly named ``Family Friendly…”

“it is with a great deal of enthusiasm that I rise to voice support for S. 4, I think the aptly named ``Family Friendly Workplace Act.'' I think that is exactly what this bill does. It provides some friendliness in the Fair Labor Standards Act for the employees, for the workers in this Nation. I want to compliment and commend the Senator from Missouri for his leadership on this issue. I know of no one in this body more committed and more dedicated to the American family than the Senator from Missouri. And he demonstrated that I believe in his sponsorship and his championing of this cause and this bill. This bill will give American workers the flexibility to take paid time off for any reason by simply working those hours in advance, paid time off. I know there are many in this body who have worked hard for family and medical leave. That is unpaid family medical leave. Most in the U.S. Senate voted for the Family and Medical Leave Act, the unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act. Therefore, it puzzles me that so many of those who championed family and medical leave on a voluntary and unpaid basis will now oppose this legislation which will provide workers paid time off for any reason by simply working those hours in advance. It would make it possible, this bill, for modern families to harmonize the ever-increasing demands of family life and the workplace.”