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Barack Obama: “I have pushed to make paid family leave available for all, so that new parents can spend time with their newborns and…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2015
I have pushed to make paid family leave available for all, so that new parents can spend time with their newborns and still support their families.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 9371—National Family Week

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