WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a group of eight senators in introducing the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, legislation to expand federal paid leave for federal employees to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave.
"No American should have to choose between earning a paycheck and caring for a loved one or themselves," said Senator Gillibrand. "The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act would provide federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave benefits. I will keep fighting until every American has guaranteed access to comprehensive paid leave."
Currently, under the Family and Medical Le...