John — Care is a cornerstone of our economy, at the center of our communities and everyday life. That’s why we must invest in and value care for the essential work that it is.

We need you to take action today to stand up for care workers and ask Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to ensure the $400 billion President Biden pledged for our care infrastructure makes it into the final budget package.

Last week, Congress made a historic move to lift up millions of care workers who are the heart of our economy, with a $3.5 trillion budget proposal that includes a transformational investment in care workers.

We’re not in the clear — for Congress to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a care economy that benefits all workers, we need to make sure a $400 billion investment in Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) is included in the final budget.

Congress has shown their support for President Biden’s original infrastructure blueprint, which included a $400 billion investment (HCBS). Our elected officials are joining the care movement — now we need them to go all the way.

John, can you write to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and urge him not to cut care workers from the final budget package?

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The inclusion of care infrastructure in last week’s budget reconciliation proposal is one we’ve long called for in our Care Is Essential campaign because it would expand access to home care services, create over one million new home care jobs — primarily for Black women and other women of color and immigrants — increase wages and benefits, and give workers a stronger voice on the job, but we need President Biden’s original $400 billion pledge to make this happen.

It’s an investment that will make it possible for more women, who are most often tasked to take care of their families, to return to the workforce. And it’s a powerful way to address long standing inequities already faced by women of color — who make up the majority of the caregiving workforce — by ensuring this crucial work is at long last respected, protected, and properly paid.

The decisions our Senators make between now and the final vote on this budget bill will determine the fate of care workers for years to come — and we can’t leave anything on the table.

Write to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today asking him not to cut funding for care workers in the final budget below the $400 billion President Biden pledged.

Thanks for all you do,

Celeste Faison, Campaigns Director
National Domestic Workers Alliance