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AY: HELPING THE MIDDLE
CLASS BALANCE WORK AND FAMILY
HEARING
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION,
LABOR, AND PENSIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
ON
EXAMINING HELPING THE MIDDLE CLASS BALANCE WORK AND
FAMILY
MAY 10, 2012
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS
TOM HARKIN, Iowa, Chairman
BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
PATTY MURRAY, Washington
BERNARD SANDERS (I), Vermont
ROBERT P. CASEY, JR., Pennsylvania
KAY R. HAGAN, North Carolina
JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon
AL FRANKEN, Minnesota
MICHAEL F. BENNET, Colorado
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut
MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee
RICHARD BURR, North Carolina
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
RAND PAUL, Kentucky
ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona
PAT ROBERTS, Kansas
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
MARK KIRK, Illinois
DANIEL E. SMITH, Staff Director
PAMELA SMITH, Deputy Staff Director
FRANK MACCHIAROLA, Republican Staff Director and Chief Counsel
(II)
CONTENTS
STATEMENTS
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Harkin, Hon. Tom, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Enzi, Hon. Michael B., a U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming, opening
Merkley, Hon. Jeff, a U.S. Senator from the State of Oregon
Franken, Hon. Al, a U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota