WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced historic bipartisan legislation to expand Americans' access to paid family and medical leave. The More Paid Leave for More Americans Act would establish a competitive grant program for states that provide a minimum of six weeks of parental, caregiving, or medical leave, and it would create an interstate working group to coordinate and harmonize paid leave benefits across participating states.
"No American should have to choose between earning a paycheck and caring for a new baby, a sick parent, or their own health," said Senator Gillibrand. "The More Paid Leave for More Americ...