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Patty Murray: “Providing paid leave is not radical. It is commonsense. It is basic decency, and it is a public health necessity.”

On the recordMay 17, 2021
Providing paid leave is not radical. It is commonsense. It is basic decency, and it is a public health necessity.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray advocates for paid family and medical leave as essential for public health and decency.

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