Working Mother magazine has named U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole one of the "Best of Congress."
In its annual look at "passionate legislators who champion families," the magazine notes that Dole has 11 working mothers on her staff of 45 and offers good perks.
Employees' hours and work-from-home options are flexible in extenuating circumstances. For example, when one staffer's husband was sick, she was encouraged to use a flexible schedule to balance family and work obligations, and when another employee had a difficult pregnancy confining her to bed rest, her home was set up so she could work remotely.
On policy issues, the magaizne notes that Dole has worked to extend the Family and Medical Leave Act to military families and pushed "a number of antihunger and nutrition initiatives."
Other senators honored included Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl and Johnny Isakson.
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