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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 12:21 PM
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Clinton pushes extra medical leave for families of wounded soldiers
By Dan Hoover
STAFF WRITER
dchoover@greenvillenews.com

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sought a South Carolina audience Thursday to promote congressional passage of bipartisan legislation to make families of wounded troops eligible for six months of caregiving under the Family Medical Leave Act.

The current 12-week maximum for unpaid leave isn't enough, the Democratic presidential candidate told South Carolina reporters in a conference call from Washington.

"I've seen many examples of family members torn between their jobs and obligations and not feeling as though they've really had the opportunity to be at the bedside for as long as it took," Clinton said.

Joining her on the conference call was state Sen. John Matthews, D-Bowman, who is her state campaign co-chairman and father of three sons with a combined six combat tours in Iraq."

More at the link - http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070803/NEWS01/708030330/1011/NEWS03
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 12:30 PM
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1. I assume this extra 6 months will also be unpaid?
Yeah, I'm sure a lot of the familes can afford that.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:20 PM
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2. Six month's of unpaid leave? Get real!
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