Brian Schatz: “I ask that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…”

It shouldn't be this difficult to get the State Department to follow the law.

Our bill will provide federal workers with 12 weeks of paid leave, giving them the time they need to take care of their own health and their loved ones.

Right now, our laws are forcing federal workers to make the impossible choice between caring for their families and keeping their jobs.

These are not bureaucratic mix-ups. Every day this money doesn't get to where it's supposed to go; every contribution, worth hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, is delayed, people go hungry. People get sick. People die.