Ed Markey: “reserving the right to object, the Senator's proposal--rather than…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2020

reserving the right to object, the Senator's proposal--rather than allowing this unanimous consent request to go through, the Senator proposes to hold it hostage to taking away the leave benefits that come with paid holidays for American workers. That is something we have never done before, and with good reason. We shouldn't be penalizing our workers by taking away benefits, especially not in the current environment and especially not as the price to pay for recognizing a long overdue Federal holiday. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request?

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Ed Markey

Democratic · Massachusetts

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Jul 22, 2020

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