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Vulnerable Senators Switch Votes on Paid Sick Leave (Updated)
Roll Call:Two of the most vulnerable Republican senators, Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, switched their votes Thursday on an amendment that would allow workers to earn up to seven days of paid sick time annually.
A “no” vote on the amendment would have likely drawn criticism from Democrats, who have, in the past, attacked Republicans as being unconcerned about pocketbook issues such as paid leave, minimum wage and equal pay.
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“Sen. Johnson realized he cast the wrong vote – there are a lot of votes happening right now, simple mistake,” Melinda Schnell, a Johnson spokeswoman, said in an email.
“Sen. Toomey misread the amendment at first,” Toomey spokeswoman E.R. Anderson explained in an email to CQ Roll Call. “He wanted to be recorded as supporting the Murray amendment because it is consistent with the Working Families Flexibility Act which Sen. Toomey co-sponsored and would allow tens of millions of workers to earn up to 4 weeks of additional paid leave.”
A “no” vote on the amendment would have likely drawn criticism from Democrats, who have, in the past, attacked Republicans as being unconcerned about pocketbook issues such as paid leave, minimum wage and equal pay.
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“Sen. Johnson realized he cast the wrong vote – there are a lot of votes happening right now, simple mistake,” Melinda Schnell, a Johnson spokeswoman, said in an email.
“Sen. Toomey misread the amendment at first,” Toomey spokeswoman E.R. Anderson explained in an email to CQ Roll Call. “He wanted to be recorded as supporting the Murray amendment because it is consistent with the Working Families Flexibility Act which Sen. Toomey co-sponsored and would allow tens of millions of workers to earn up to 4 weeks of additional paid leave.”
Could have happened to anyone.....
