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Rosa DeLauro: “No mother should be forced to sacrifice a paycheck to care for an ill child.”

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
No mother should be forced to sacrifice a paycheck to care for an ill child.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the difficult choices working mothers face without paid sick leave.

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