Russ Feingold: “I understand there will be a second- degree amendment offered to my amendment which is to bring a small measure of…”

“I understand there will be a second- degree amendment offered to my amendment which is to bring a small measure of relief to military families by allowing the FMLA-eligible family members of deployed personnel to be able to use the FMLA benefits for issues directly related to or resulting from their loved one's deployment. This has been accepted by the body previously and put into other legislation. It was certainly my hope that we would be able to move forward with this. It is something our military families desperately need. However, it is my understanding that this second- degree amendment would require protracted debate. It is in our interest to move this important Department of Defense authorization bill forward.”