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Bernie Sanders: “For the first time, we will finally have paid family and medical leave. We're the only major country on Earth, where if…”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
For the first time, we will finally have paid family and medical leave. We're the only major country on Earth, where if you have a baby today, you got to get back to work in a week because you're not guaranteed time off where your kids are sick, you can get fired.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders highlights the importance of implementing paid family and medical leave in upcoming legislation.

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