D.C. Councilman Wants New Dads To Get The Same Time Off As New Moms

D.C. Councilman Wants New Dads To Get The Same Time Off As New Moms

By Chance Seales

By Chance Seales
March 8, 2018

March 8, 2018

"The Why" asked Washington, D.C., Councilman Robert White Jr. about how fatherhood has shaped his views on paid paternity leave.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Washington, D.C., Councilman Robert White Jr. talked with "The Why" about how fatherhood has shaped his views on paid paternity leave. He says personal experience as a new dad helped inform his position.

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