Alma Adams actually said...

I encourage you to expand the FMLA to address those problems and I urge you to enact national paid leave insurance.

Please expand the Family and Medical Leave Act protections so more people can access the unpaid leave and job protection it provides.

Unfortunately, 27 years later, we have failed to build upon that legislation.

These restrictions, alone, leave out 44 percent of private sector workers--or 49 million workers--from the FMLA.