The bill, which passed unanimously out of the House, faced scrutiny on the Senate floor from a handful of Republican legislators. Two senators criticized a provision that would increase the maximum penalty per child labor violation from $1,000 to $10,000.
I don’t want that. No one should want that. Watching my young adult come to the realization that 8 hours a day, five days a week was FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do as a parent.