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Suzanne Bonamici: “It is time, past time, that our country joined the rest of the world in offering family leave.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
It is time, past time, that our country joined the rest of the world in offering family leave.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Calls for the U.S. to implement paid family leave like other countries.

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