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Ann Cummings: “We set it up as a form of self-employment that's modeled on…”

Featuring: Ann Cummings, Democratic | State Senator, Vermont

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Montpelier Civic Forum - Ann Cummings, Candidate for Washington County Senate

Published | Video Starts at 38:03

That's. And the more I think about it, I think yes, if we want to attract younger families here, say this is what you can do in Vermont. We set it up as a form of self-employment that's modeled on New York where the employees actually pay in. It was like a couple dollars a month and it's expanded to family leave so that those of us that have elderly parents that need to go to the doctors or need someone to help them can do that. (38:03–38:13)

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Asserts that the paid parental leave proposal is modeled on New York's system where employees contribute.

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