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Chris Murphy: “It's not. It's an issue just as much for dads as well.”

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
It's not. It's an issue just as much for dads as well.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes that parental leave is important for both mothers and fathers.

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