Mother’s Day can be a challenging time for many of us — especially for those who cannot be with their moms or who have lost loved ones. I am thinking of you today. Please take care of yourself and feel free to skip this message if you need.
John,
I wanted to take a moment to wish every mom on this team a Happy Mother’s Day! After the past couple of years we’ve had, each and every one of you deserves a trophy — or at the very least, a moment of peace.
Motherhood is unconditional love, sacrifice, immeasurable joy, and complications. It’s hard work that’s often overlooked and undervalued in our society. Despite this, I know that there is no work more important than cultivating the next generation of leaders and changemakers — which is why I’m committed to fighting like a mom for our families in Congress:
As a mom, I’m fighting for paid family leave, because I know how critical it is that new parents are able to spend precious time with their infants.
As a mom, I’m fighting to defend reproductive freedom and access to contraception, because decisions about when and how to grow a family are deeply personal and belong with individual people – not politicians.
As a mom, I’m fighting for higher, fairer wages so that parents can put a roof over their children’s heads, healthy food on their kitchen tables, and provide the necessities their kids need to grow and thrive.
As a mom, I'm fighting for affordable childcare for all, because parents should not have to choose between a career they love and safe, reliable care for their young children.
As a mom, I’m fighting to fund our public schools, because I know that a quality education sets kids up for a lifetime of personal and financial success.
As a mom, I’m fighting to make progress on America’s mental health crisis, because I know that both teens AND adults need support to navigate the challenges and stressors that come with everyday life.
Fighting like a mom means passing policies that will uplift America’s working families and make life easier for moms, dads, parents, and step parents across the country. To all the moms out there: know that I am in your corner, and I’ll always fight with parents and kids in mind in Washington.
Happy Mother’s Day!
— Becca Balint