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Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 22, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3110, the PUMP Act.

Americans want nursing mothers to have adequate provisions in the workplace. The fact is, they are already provided in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The bill before us consists of unreasonable burdens on employers and penalties that will end up disincentivizing job creation.

At the same time that nursing mothers deserve protections, employers deserve allowances for flexibility in their workplace.

We are in the midst of an economic, supply chain, and employment crisis. We don't need to put more hurdles in the way of businesses and employment.

When I am in my district and I speak to business owners all around my district, the number one thing I hear is we cannot find enough workers. Why are we going to put more strain on them?

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