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On the recordJune 7, 2010
I've been trying to--that paid leave bill--took me 7 years to just get the one unpaid-leave bill through, back some 20 years ago.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd reflects on the long struggle to pass paid leave legislation.

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