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Reality Check: Parental leave and childcare
Donald Trump is defying GOP tradition by proposing a new entitlement: paid leave for the mothers of newly born children. Clinton wants new fathers on the government payroll, too. Either plan would help the US catch up to the rest of the world.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenDonald Trump is defying GOP tradition by proposing a new entitlement: paid leave for the mothers of newly born children. Clinton wants new fathers on the government payroll, too. Either plan would help the US catch up to the rest of the world.
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