Senators hoped to pass the bipartisan PUMP Act before the holidays, but Paul is more concerned about protecting businesses from new regulations.
Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act and sought unanimous consent for the Senate to vote on the bipartisan bill, which would allow it to pass through the chamber swiftly. But Paul decided to block a vote on the PUMP Act because Sen.
On the Senate floor on Tuesday, Murray called the bill a matter of “common sense and basic human decency.”“This is really straightforward. When new moms return to work, they should have the time and space they need to pump and breastfeed their baby,” Murray said. Speaking on the Senate floor, the Washington senator said the PUMP Act would haveprotections for breastfeeding while at work to about nine million potentially nursing working parents.
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