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On the recordApril 1, 2014
The U.S. has no mandatory paid leave policy, making it just three countries in the world and the only country among industrialized countries to not mandate paid maternity leave for new mothers.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro criticizes the lack of paid leave policies in the U.S.

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