Kristi Noem: Paid Family Leave ‘Is Something I Supported in the Past and Talked About’

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BASH: "Yes, it's a very dynamic situation. I have been following it closely. You have a pretty powerful bully pulpit. What is your position paid family leave? Will you push for it?"
NOEM: "It's something that I have supported in the past and talked about, so giving that flexibility to family. So, South Dakota has not had a broad, expansive policy, like several other states do. And I think that's a debate that will continue to have."
BASH: "So you're going to push it?"
NOEM: "Many times, it's the financial cost, the medical cost and the leave policy that many people have a tough time supporting. But I think, in South Dakota, that the time is right."