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Rosa DeLauro: “I believe that paid sick days are a basic question of right and wrong, as Senator Kennedy did.”

On the recordNovember 9, 2009
I believe that paid sick days are a basic question of right and wrong, as Senator Kennedy did.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro emphasizes the importance of paid sick days as a fundamental right.

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