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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon May 19, 2014, 10:30 AM May 2014

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urges Congress to create insurance for paid maternity leave

EDGAR SANDOVAL , REUVEN BLAU

Congress should pass legislation to create a paid maternity leave insurance program for new parents, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Sunday.

Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) urged her colleagues to “join every other industrialized nation in the world” by signing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave, or FAMILY bill.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/gillibrand-urges-congress-maternity-leave-bill-article-1.1797485#ixzz32AimYwYz

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urges Congress to create insurance for paid maternity leave (Original Post) hrmjustin May 2014 OP

It should be, but it won't with this Congress lostincalifornia May 2014 #1

No but they should run in this. hrmjustin May 2014 #2

I agree, but I don't think most of them will have the guts lostincalifornia May 2014 #3

Unfortunately you are right. hrmjustin May 2014 #4

lostincalifornia

(3,639 posts)

1. It should be, but it won't with this Congress

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon May 19, 2014, 10:35 AM

May 2014

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. No but they should run in this.

Reply to lostincalifornia (Reply #1)

Mon May 19, 2014, 10:37 AM

May 2014

lostincalifornia

(3,639 posts)

3. I agree, but I don't think most of them will have the guts

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #2)

Mon May 19, 2014, 10:39 AM

May 2014

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. Unfortunately you are right.

Reply to lostincalifornia (Reply #3)

Mon May 19, 2014, 10:40 AM

May 2014

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