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La Tonya Johnson: “Every single day, moms around this state make the difficult…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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Senator Johnson's Paid Family and Medical Leave comments

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

And can you imagine the difficulty of already having to leave your baby in a nick ward, but then having to go back to work? That's a serious strain that no mother should have to endure. But Every single day, moms around this state make the difficult choice of paying their bills or doing what's right for their child. When I was a child care provider, I seen numerous time upon time mothers dropping their kids off at daycare, knowing that they're sick, but they need that day's work to pay their electricity bill or to pay their rent. (01:28–01:39)

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Asserts that mothers in Wisconsin often choose between paying bills and caring for their children.

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