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Rosa DeLauro: “For families in the lowest quartile of earners, 79 percent lack paid sick time.”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
For families in the lowest quartile of earners, 79 percent lack paid sick time.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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Highlights the lack of paid sick time for low-income families.

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