Paul Ryan’s Hypocritical Vacation Stance

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Paul Ryan is Speaker of the House. He really cherishes his vacation time. Unfortunately he doesn’t really cherish yours. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“On a number of Sunday shows this weekend, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) responded to recent calls that he support a federal paid family leave program after insisting on preserving his own family. The new speaker of the House made it clear that he won’t back such a policy…

Asked if this recognition of the need for work/family balance could mean supporting national paid family leave to help other parents, he answered with a resounding no. “I don’t think that sticking up for being a person with balance in your life, for wanting to spend your weekends in your home with your family… I don’t think that means signing up for some new unfunded mandate,” he saidon CNN’s “State of the Union.””*

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