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Pelosi: Extend California’s paid family leave to the nation

By House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi By helping 1.6 million Californians balance family and work, our state has demonstrated the success of paid family leave – and now it is time for the rest of America to join us. Paid leave made a tremendous difference to Mary Ignatius when her second son was born with clubfeet.Continue reading “Pelosi: Extend California’s paid family leave to the nation”

Working Families Summit: For Many Small Businesses Offering Paid Maternity Leave Is Out Of Reach

Julie Norris became a “proud single mother” in 2009, in a U.S. economic downturn that forced her to choose between having a home and keeping her 3-year-old business alive. The co-founder of Dandelion Communitea Café in Orlando, Florida, found a way to keep her company going by spending a few of those lean months sleepingContinue reading “Working Families Summit: For Many Small Businesses Offering Paid Maternity Leave Is Out Of Reach”

What family values mean to Americans

Family values. We hear that term a lot around election season, on the House and Senate floor and over the airwaves. But politicians should focus on what family members mean when they talk about family around the kitchen table. What family members want is simple: to care for loved ones without jeopardizing their ability to provide for those lovedContinue reading “What family values mean to Americans”