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On the recordMay 16, 2022
You know, the same people who want to brand women in United States as criminals for exercising what is today, at least for a few more weeks, a constitutional right have consistently voted against paid family leave policies.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin criticizes those opposing abortion rights while also voting against family leave policies.

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