Tom Harkin actually said...

Lack of paid sick days is also a crisis for America's working families.

Almost half of all private sector workers--including 79 percent of low-wage workers--have no paid sick days.

They are full and welcome members of our American family, and they deserve the same civil rights protections as all other Americans.

It is absolutely critical for this committee and Congress to address the issue of workplace fairness, and to act decisively to end employmen...