"...I want you to know that being out on a picket line and standing with workers is something that I have been doing for my entire life. I did it when I was mayor of the city of Burlington, did it in Congress, did it in the Senate. This is what I do. This is what I believe."
~ Sen. Bernie Sanders

"In the richest country on earth, no one should force mothers to go back to work days or weeks after giving birth."
~ Sen. Bernie Sanders

"Separating a mom from her baby, because she does not have sufficient income to stay home, is NOT a family value, it is the opposite. That is why I will fight for 12 weeks of paid family leave."
~ Sen. Bernie Sanders

"The United States must end the international embarrassment of being the only major country on earth which does not guarantee workers paid medical and family leave, paid sick time and paid vacation time."
~ Sen. Bernie Sanders