Chris Dodd: “I've been trying to--that paid leave bill--took me 7 years to just get…”

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

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