I am so pleased to see that President Obama has announced that he is directing federal agencies to give employees up to six weeks of #paidleave after the birth or adoption of a child, a benefit that I believe should be extended to all American workers. I applaud this measure, and appreciate the President’s endorsement of the Healthy Families Act, which I first introduced in 2005. The Healthy Families Act would allow workers across the United States to earn up to 7 paid sick days a year and would create a $2 billion incentive fund to help states pay for family leave programs. This is a critical step toward meeting the health and financial needs of working families. This is not a partisan issue -- this is a family issue, an economic issue.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:02:36 +0000
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