EMILYs List Statement on Chris Sununu Calling Paid Family Leave “Vacation”

For Immediate Release

September 5, 2018

EMILYs List Statement on Chris Sununu Calling Paid Family Leave “Vacation”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently called paid family leave “vacation” while speaking at a children’s issues forum. Julie McClain Downey, senior director of campaign communications at EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“Calling paid family leave, an absolute necessity for working families, a ‘vacation’ shows that Chris Sununu has been living in his Sununu bubble – bought and paid for by his corporate donors – for too long to be a real leader for Granite Staters. New Hampshire women and families deserve so much better in the governor’s office and Molly Kelly is the candidate to lead the state forward.”

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