02/23/2010
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"The FIRST Act, however, is an essential step to achieving our ultimate goal."
"It boggles my mind that 30 years later that any employer would rather have employees come to work sick than provide them the time off they need to recover."
"I am a strong supporter of a national policy on paid leave and commend Representative Maloney on HR 626, the Federal Employees Parental Leave Act."
"I believe that workers in America ought to have paid sick days. It is a basic matter of right and wrong."