TRENTON – Senator Loretta Weinberg, D-Bergen, today testified before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee in favor of legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Steve Sweeney and Budget and Appropriations panel Chair Senator Barbara Buono, which would appropriate up to six weeks of paid family leave time for employees.
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TRENTON – Senator Dana Redd, D-Camden, today voted in favor of a paid family leave bill (S-786) as it was approved by the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, saying her support “reflects my total commitment to the working community across this State.”
The bill, sponsored by Senators Stephen M. Sweeney and Barbara Buono, now goes before the full Senate for consideration. It was approved 8-6 by the committee.
“This bill is reflective of my total commitment to the working community across this State, as well as to the business community of New Jersey,” said Senator Redd, a member of the Senate budget panel.
TRENTON – Senator Barbara. Buono, the Chair of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, today made the following comments in conjunction with the panel’s consideration of S-786, the bill she is co-prime sponsoring to provide for paid family leave in New Jersey. The bill was approved 8-6 and now goes to the full Senate.
“Every so often we get a chance here to make decisions which will make a real difference in the lives of our residents. Today is one of those days.
TRENTON – Senate Majority Leader Stephen M. Sweeney today said he will press for enactment of a paid family leave proposal that reflects his efforts to satisfy concerns of the business community.
“I’m confident that this proposal will still give families of working New Jerseyans the comfort and time they need to deal with crises without disarming small businesses of the support they need to thrive,” said Senator Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland.