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This, you have to see to believe!

by Kate Kahn - 26 August 2009

There are some things only video can really portray.  Such was the case several weeks ago in the U.S. Senate, during a hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.  Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon put for an amendment that would help nursing mothers returning to work.  His amendment calls for adequate break times for women pumping and nursing for a up to a year after birth. 

The Huffington Post caught all the action as two Republicans on the committee couldn't find the right words as they stumbled to support the measure.  The video is hysterical!

Actually, while it is funny, what's not humorous is the fact that discussing this sort of thing is embarassing for some.  Haven't we progressed far enough that talking about this should be easy?  If not, that's a problem.

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