WI: Obama (in '09?) had something as popular as Clinton's Family and Medical Leave Act in '93.

I think Clinton's Family and Medical Leave Act (1993) was surprisingly popular.

What if Obama had a piece of legislation just as popular relatively early in his presidency?
 
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The Politics of Parenthood, Mary Frances Berry, 1993.

https://books.google.com/books?id=m...sh" intitle:Parenthood inauthor:Berry&f=false

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' . . . In September [1988], candidate Bush said he favored parental leave, encouraging Senate Republican support. Then he equivocated, making clear that he wanted business to voluntarily institute such policies. . . '
And either in the campaign or during the course of his presidency, Bush, Sr. came out in favor of tax credits for companies who did provide parental leave (which many larger companies already provided).
 
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https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/a...t-20-still-necessary-still-not-enough/272605/

' . . on February 5, 1993, former President Bill Clinton signed his first bill into law: the Family and Medical Leave Act. . '

' . . presidents often use the first bill they sign into law as a way to convey a message about their priorities and what kind of leader they will be. President George W. Bush signaled his conservative roots by first signing House Joint Resolution 7, which honored the 90th birthday of former President Ronald Reagan. President Barack Obama's first signing was of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which extended the statute of limitations for pay equity lawsuits, and signaled his support for the women voters who were so crucial in his election. . '
And not a thing wrong with the Lilly Ledbetter Act. She had been paid like 30% less than her male colleagues at Goodyear Tire & Rubber who had been doing the same work. A court dismissed her case saying she had filed it too late. Well, alright, let's change the rules of the game so that future people who face workplace discrimination won't have their cases dismissed for this same reason.

But all the same, fair treatment in court, although an important baseline, does not affect the majority of people day-in and day-out in their regular lives. In addition, I think the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was simple and straightforward and it's major parts could probably be contained on one side of one piece of paper. And it was clearly siding with the regular citizen against the powers that be.

What if President Obama had something similar within his first 100 days?
 
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