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Rosa DeLauro: “Establishing paid sick days is also about economic competitiveness, income security for families, and, as H1N1 has…”

On the recordNovember 9, 2009
Establishing paid sick days is also about economic competitiveness, income security for families, and, as H1N1 has proved to us this past year, primarily the public health.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro links paid sick days to economic and public health benefits.

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