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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “We must make sure that women, parents have the benefit of the benefit that I had, that I could choose to have…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
We must make sure that women, parents have the benefit of the benefit that I had, that I could choose to have, regardless of their income, regardless of their employer.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for paid family leave for all parents.

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