June 20, 2008
President to Veto New Parental Maternity Law
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These days, there aren’t a lot of bipartisan votes in the House but in an overwhelming show of support, the House voted 278-146 to pass H.R. 5781 which would provide 4 weeks of paid leave for parents for the birth or adoption of a child. The proposed law would also allow parents to use accrued sick leave for an additional 8 weeks of leave.
That’s the good news. In a show of his never-ending support for the little guy, the White House issued a statement on Monday that indicated that H.R. 5781 would be vetoed by the President.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), a co-sponsor of the bill said, “If President Bush supports family values, he will reevaluate his misguided veto threat of this important legislation.”
We agree.
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