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On the recordMay 8, 2013
Again, as someone who was a private sector employer for over 25 years, there is nothing under existing law that prevents an employer from giving an employee paid time off. I did it many times. Now it is my privilege to yield 1 minute to my colleague from the State of Florida, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut
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May 8, 2013

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