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Janice Schakowsky: “I think we need to think about it. It's a public health issue. Paid sick leave is a public health issue.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2018
I think we need to think about it. It's a public health issue. Paid sick leave is a public health issue.
Said by
Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of paid sick leave for public health.

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