Why Did John Barrow Vote Against Families?
FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01), Ron Barber (AZ-02), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), John Garamendi (CA-03), Ami Bera (CA-07), Jim Costa (CA-16), Lois Capps (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Scott Peters (CA-52), Jim Himes (CT-04), Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), Alan Grayson (FL-09), Patrick Murphy (FL-18), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Joe Garcia (FL-26), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Bill Foster (IL-11), Bill Enyart (IL-12), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Dave Loebsack (IA-02), John Tierney (MA-06), Bill Keating (MA-09), Tim Walz (MN-01), Rick Nolan (MN-08), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), Mike McIntyre (NC-07), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Pete Gallego (TX-23), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Nick Rahall (WV-03)
Barrow’s ‘No’ Vote For The Working Families Flexibility Act Show Us Where His Priorities Lie
WASHINGTON – Today, John Barrow proved to Georgia families where he really stands – and it’s not with them. Barrow voted against The Working Families Flexibility Act, legislation that allows for greater workplace flexibility and balance for working mothers and fathers. Over 50% of mothers in America are part of our country’s workforce, and allowing these families more flexibility at home and at work is an essential and necessary step. Barrow owes the families in his district an explanation for voting against this pro-family bill.
“After voting against the Working Families Flexibility Act, it’s clear that John Barrow’s priorities do not lie with the hard-working families of his Georgia district,” said NRCC Communications Director Andrea Bozek. “John Barrow owes the thousands of working mothers and fathers in his district an apology after failing to stand up for their workplace freedoms, and instead, for the radical Pelosi agenda.”
John Barrow voted against The Working Families Flexibility Act. (Roll Call 137, H.R. 1406, 5/8/13).
64.4 percent of mothers with kids under 18 work for pay. (As of 2010, per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) (“Working Moms: The Data and the Politics.” By Gary Langer, ABC News. 4/12/12)
The labor force participation rate–the percent of the population working or looking for work–for all mothers with children under age 18 was 70.6 percent in 2011. (“Employment Characteristics of Families Summary.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4/26/12)
The legislation would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow employers to offer private-sector employees the choice of paid time off in lieu of cash wages for overtime hours worked. (H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, Education & The Workforce Committee. 4/9/13)