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Tim Walz: “The United States is in with Tongo and Papua New Guinea and…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on possiblity of 3rd term, 2028 presidenital run

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

What do you say? Well, that's absolutely false. I think folks here may know this. All but six other countries in the world already have this. The United States is in with Tongo and Papua New Guinea and Micronesia, countries that don't have [paid family and medical leave]. this. It's one of the best things to make sure that workers don't choose between taking their child to the doctor or recovering from chemotherapy and losing their job. (03:13–03:20)

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Asserts that the U.S. is among a few countries without paid family and medical leave.

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