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• Understanding all this, we introduced the Military Opportunities for Moms Act - affectionately known as the MOM Act - last week. This bill allows for an additional six weeks of leave time for moms in the military. Like in many civilian positions, the leave would be unpaid.
• Today, thousands of mothers play critical roles within our military. They are serving with distinction in Afghanistan and at duty posts around the world. They are an irreplaceable piece of the strongest and most capable military in the world, so it seems to us that extending maternity leave for these women is the least we can do for those who not only sacrificed for their children, but sacrificed for our country.
• Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) serves as the lone representative in the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), an Iraq War Veteran and former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, represents Illinois' 8th congressional district.
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