Good morning come to order today we are having a hearing on paid good morning. The Senate Health Education labor and Pensions Committee will please come to order. Today, we are having a hearing on paid family sick and medical leave and what having paid leave options would mean for workers and families across the country. I would like to thank ranking Member Burr for Hold Thing Hearing with me. And i will introduce the witnesses and senator also have five minutes for questions. I do want to walk through the Covid19 Safety protocols and i want to thank all of our staff who have worked really hard to get this set up and help us stay research and healthy. We will be conduct Thing Hearing following the same covid protocols we have used in the past, committee members are seated at least six feet apart. Some senators are participating by videoconference and while we are unable to have the hearing fully opened to the public, live video is available on our committee website. Given the new guida
Good morning come to order today we are having a hearing on paid family sick and medical leave and what having paid leave options mean for worksers and families across country i would like to thank ranking Member Burr for working with me to hold this bipartisan hearing. And Senator Byrne i will each have an Opening Statements and introduce our witnesses and after they give their testimony senators will have each five minutes for round of questions. Before we begin i do want to quack through Covid19 Safety protocols in place i again want to thank all of our clerks and all of or staff who work hard to get this set up to help us stay safe and healthy. We will be conducting this hearing following the same covid protocols we have used in the past committee members are seated at least six feet apart some senators are participating by video conference, and while we are unable to have the hearing fully open to the public our media for in Person Attendance live video is available on our Committ
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