21. Filed by Senate minority leader Tom Daschle, the bill would give states federal grants to experiment with way to provide paid family leave. 22. From issues of family leave to choice to education, Clinton consistently appealed to women as he worked the country for votes. 23. Forget about NAFTA, family leave, national service and reductions in the budget deficits. 24. He also talked of expanding the family leave law to allow time off for parent-teacher conferences. 25. He also proposed expanding the family leave law to offer workers unpaid time off for school visits and other family obligations. 26. He has already backed policies to try to help struggling parents, from the family leave law to the new national service program. 27. He has raised the minimum wage, mandated family leave, doubled hospital time for childbearing mothers and made health insurance portable. 28. He touted his record in signing a family leave bill Dole had opposed. 29. He said he sides with Republicans on many moral questions including abortion, but likes the Democratic positions on issues like education, student loans and family leave policy. 30. He said no to the Brady bill for hand-gun control, no to health care, no to family leave. |