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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×hoping to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus were stymied by Senate on Wednesday.Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) tried to speed up for a vote on the Senate floor through a procedural maneuver, but an objection from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) prevented the bill from bypassing the Republican-controlled health committee.AdvertisementMurray noted that many people who don’t have paid leave through their jobs will inevitably miss work due to being sick or quarantined in the coming weeks. She argued that guaranteed paid leave was important both for public health and the good of the broader economy.“For many of our workers ― restaurant workers, truck drivers, service industry workers ― they may not have an option to take a day off without losing their pay or losing their job,” Murray said. “That’s not a choice we should be asking anyone to make in the United States in the 21st century.”Alexander said that paid sick leave is a “good idea.” But if lawmakers want to require employers to provide it, then the federal government should have to foot the bill, he argued.“Employees are struggling, our employers are struggling, and it’s not a cure for the coronavirus to put a big new expensive federal mandate on employers who are struggling in the middle of this matter,” Alexander said.AdvertisementAlthough the bill is bottled up for now, Democrats could try to attach the measure to another legislative package aimed at dealing with the virus.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised people stay home from work if they exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Under the Democratic bill, workers could use the 14 emergency sick days if their workplace or their child’s school is closed, or if they or a family member ends up quarantined.Advertisement“For many of our workers ... they may not have an option to take a day off without losing their pay or losing their job.”- Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)AdvertisementThis post has been updated with Alexander’s remarks.Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×hoping to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus were stymied by Senate on Wednesday.Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) tried to speed up for a vote on the Senate floor through a procedural maneuver, but an objection from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) prevented the bill from bypassing the Republican-controlled health committee.AdvertisementMurray noted that many people who don’t have paid leave through their jobs will inevitably miss work due to being sick or quarantined...

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