WASHINGTON -- Last month the Senate passed a measure during the midnight hours that has one lawmaker pretty pumped up. The issue: paid sick days for all Americans. It’s something Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) feels "really strongly about.” And after 15 Republican senators voted in favor of her amendment during a budget vote-a-rama, she sees an opportunity to go all the way. Her amendment, which seeks to ensure that all workers can take up to seven sick days a year and be guaranteed pay while recovering from an illness or caring for a sick family member, passed the Senate 61-39 in late March.