[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley




Negotiations over including critical policies like paid family leave in
the Build Back Better Act are ongoing in Congress. And some of my
colleagues are arguing that there aren’t enough resources to pay for these
urgent investments. I couldn’t disagree more.

There isn’t a deficit of resources. Only a deficit of empathy.

At some point in our lives, almost every single one of us will play a
caregiving role to a loved one. Policy is my love language. And I want
those who are caregivers right now, many of whom have felt alone in this
loving labor — especially during this pandemic — to know that I see them.

Every nation on the globe, except for us, except for the United States of
America, understands that paid leave is essential infrastructure. And, I’m
going to stay at the table and keep fighting to change that. I’m going to
keep fighting until the ink is dry.

[ [link removed] ]Will
you keep fighting with me? This is the moment to make these transformative
investments. If you agree, please add your name in support of including
paid family leave in the Build Back Better Act.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name

People should not have to worry about choosing between being with a loved
one or a child in the hospital and keeping their job.

This is personal for me.
I was a caregiver to my mother during her leukemia battle. I know how
important it is to be in this role, but also the enormous strain it
creates.

And so, paid family leave, childcare, it’s infrastructure for a reason —
because it is essential. It is essential to the functioning of our
society.

So this is the time. If we’re really serious about building back better,
it means leaving no one behind. It means rejecting false binary choices,
it’s about believing that we can take care of everyone — because we can.

[ [link removed] ]I’m going to continue to lift up the stories of caregivers. Will you
join me in lifting up these stories and building the momentum we need to
make these transformative investments by adding your name in support of
including paid family leave in the Build Back Better Act now?

Care is infrastructure. And care can’t wait.

Thank you for fighting alongside me,

Ayanna


 




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