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Month. if you need insulin, its not like optional. you need insulin. now under this bill, the costs for anyone who needs insulin will be capped at $35 a month for your insulin, finally. the first ever federal paid leave program, you have a family member whos sick, an older parent or grandparent who had some sort of medical crisis, or maybe you got the happy news of a new baby in the family. four weeks paid family and medical leave, the first federal family and medical leave program ever in this ...

Strong case in the affirmative for whats in this package, not what was cut out of the package. he originally asked for $3.5 trillion, lost priorities like two years of free community college for everyone in america, lost the paid leave program, which even as late as last week he thought would survived in reduced form. hes going to talk about $1.75 trillion of investments in education, universal precare, expanded pell grants, health care, strengthen obamacare, strengthened medicare through additi...

That. there is a question how to get it to a level that joe manchin will give a thumbs up to. one is to take those perhaps and pair them back in each way. this one you need an income qualification. this one well only have for a year or two. the other way is choose two or three or four and do those big and permanent and you are making the argument for the latter. why? >> because half measures are not going to be seen by the public as a way that government is restoring its capability to function i...

Going to, and its just a matter of figuring out, well, if not that kind of revenue, this kind of revenue, if not that length of a paid leave program, this length of a paid leave program. they seem to be in the process of fitting those jigsaws together. >> manu, biden on the senate tradition of the filibuster, not now but maybe in the future. what does he mean? what was he getting at last night? >> reporter: yeah, that has been the big question about what will happen to some of the signature init...

To convince them challenging him is not an option. a lot of democrats will say perhaps joe biden won the presidency a lot more because of who hes not than what he was saying. so i think him accomplishing that task, this bill is going to rise and fall on that. >> there was not a lot of negotiating and governing during the trump presidency. this is just the go it alone plan. medicare and obamacare expansion, paid leave program, expanded child tax credit, clean energy tax breaks, two years free com...

The $16 million COVID-19 Sick Leave Program is expected to help more than 100,000 Nova Scotians

The Nova Scotia government wants people who should be taking sick days to be able to do so without the fear of financial repercussions amidst this thi...

Access to Paid Sick Leave for Nova Scotians May 12, 2021 - 2:37 PM Nova Scotians who must take time off work due to COVID-19 may now qualify for up to four paid sick days under Nova Scotia’s new COVID-19 Sick Leave Program. The $16 million program is expected to help more than 100,000 Nova Scotians. People who cannot work remotely and miss less than 50 per cent of their scheduled work time in a one-week period due to COVID-19 may be eligible. This includes those who need to take time off beca...

Unifor National : Nova Scotia temporary and voluntary paid sick day program falls short 05/12/2021 | 05:12pm EDT Send by mail : Message : May 12, 2021 HALIFAX-While it is a positive first step Nova Scotias temporary and voluntary paid sick leave program falls short of providing the protection that all workers need. This paid sick leave program runs for a scant 82 days and will only benefit those who get sick or require time off to get a COVID test, get vaccinated or self-isolate wi...

>> how do people feel, positive or negative about the tariffs, negative, put your hand in the air negative. >> the trade wars are a disaster. you have to hold china accountable. they would dump steel on the market, and undermine or manufacturing and competitiveness, and we didnt hold them accountable enough. theres a difference between holding a company accountable and a trade war. >> i want to turn to rebecca for time purposes and talking about sort of the situation youre in. the situation near...