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Jul 11, 2018 10 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Today, Sherrod and Senator Bill Cassidy are holding a bipartisan hearing in the Social Security Subcommittee about paid family and medical leave. Follow Sherrod’s opening statement here, and watch live → facebook.com/SenatorSherrod…
"American families lose nearly $21 billion in wages each year because they don’t have access to paid leave. People who work in jobs like ours, who wear suits and have good benefits, may not realize that the vast majority of American workers have no paid family leave at all."
"Today’s bipartisan hearing is an important baby step forward on this issue. Members of both parties are coming together to recognize that this isn’t acceptable in a modern economy, & acknowledging that we have to expand our social insurance to include paid family medical leave."
"Today, Democrats have put forward a thoughtful approach that I believe could reach consensus. This is a commonsense bill that builds on Social Security. It would offer low-cost, portable benefits that all US workers would earn & it would be paid for by both workers & employers."
"My Republican colleagues also have some ideas on the table, and I want to thank them for their desire to work together on this issue. Democrats too are at the table, ready to negotiate and reach a solution that can become law."
"Unfortunately, the approach some of our colleagues are currently proposing amounts to cutting Social Security for the workers who need it most."
"Using your retirement security to fund paid time off from work when you have a child is not paid family leave at all – it’s robbing from your retirement to be able to care for loved ones now."
"We also know that only covering parental leave excludes the vast majority of workers. Three-quarters of Americans who use the #FMLA take time off to care for their own health or that of a seriously ill family member."
"Any national paid leave plan should build on the #FMLA, and reflect the well-established needs laid out in that law – parental leave, family care leave, personal medical leave, and military caregiving leave."
"We all want to help families navigate a changing economy, and make sure hard work pays off. We believe that all work has dignity. So I’m encouraged that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle are taking this seriously."

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Feb 11, 2022
Today's Ohio #BlackHistory 🧵

Cleveland's own Garrett Morgan, a prolific African-American inventor.

Most known for inventing the gas mask and traffic signal, and his heroic role in saving the lives of workers trapped underground.
In 1916, Cleveland workers drilling a tunnel under Lake Erie became trapped in toxic fumes following a huge gas explosion.

After two previous failed rescue attempts, Mr. Morgan and his brother stepped in, using his gas masks to rescue two workers and recover four bodies.
Despite his heroism, it took years for the city to recognize his crucial role in the rescue.

Even when orders for his life-saving smoke hoods came pouring in from fire departments across the country, many canceled their purchases when they realized the inventor was a Black man.
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Oct 19, 2020
Here's a thread of everything Trump, McConnell, and Senate Republicans should be doing to help Americans get through this pandemic -

INSTEAD of jamming through a Supreme Court nomination.
Rent relief.

Families are being kicked out of their homes during a pandemic.

Rent relief has been sitting on McConnell's desk for 5 months. #RentReliefNow
dispatch.com/story/news/loc…
More stimulus checks.

In eight months, Americans have received just one $1,200 check.

There should be quarterly, $2,000 checks.
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Sep 26, 2020
The Ohio Black Women's Virtual Health Symposium is UNDERWAY 🎉 #OBWH2020

First speakers: Renee Mahaffey Harris of @CCHGcincy, @SenSherrodBrown, Ohio Minority Leader @EmiliaSykesOH, and @lindagblount of @blkwomenshealth.
Over the next two weekends, we will discuss the four pillars of Black women's health: community health, physical health, mental health, and economic health.

Renee Mahaffey Harris, President and CEO of @CCHGcincy. #OBWH2020 Image
Minority Leader @EmiliaSykesOH: I reject the notion that the coronavirus has "exposed" the health disparities that Black women face.

We've ALWAYS known they existed. #OBWH2020 Image
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Sep 21, 2020
Imagine how much safer our country would be if every teacher could get an N95 mask.
Imagine how much safer our country would be if every bus driver could get an N95 mask.
Imagine how much safer our country would be if every health care worker could get an N95 mask.
Read 5 tweets
Sep 15, 2020
⚠ THREAD -

We need to make it as easy as possible for Ohioans to cast their ballot SAFELY this November.

But Republicans are only making it harder for you to vote.
My colleagues and I called on Ohio Secretary of State LaRose to support providing more than one secure ballot drop box in each county.

Instead, he tried to block them.
cleveland.com/open/2020/09/o…
Today, a judge AGREED with us.

In his ruling, he said LaRose’s decision to limit drop boxes amid a pandemic and postal delays is “arbitrary and unreasonable.”

dispatch.com/news/20200915/…
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Sep 4, 2020
THREAD: If you don't believe it's within President Trump's character to denigrate the men and women of our armed forces,
 
you haven't been paying attention to the last four years.👇
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
President Trump called Senator John McCain, an American war hero, a "loser".
 
He said, "I like people who weren't captured.
President Trump attacked a Gold Star family, whose son Humayan paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country - with anti-Muslim bigotry.
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