Political Quotes

“Every mom returning to the workforce after childbirth should be provided the time and space that they need to safely and privately pump breast milk at work. As a nurse, I understand how critical breastfeeding is to the health of both mom and baby. Without sufficient workplace protections, breastfeeding employees are at risk of serious and painful health consequences and reduced milk supply. They can also face harassment, docked pay, and even job loss. Yet each year, millions of workers, including teachers, nurses, farmworkers, and salaried employees are denied this basic protection due to an unintended loophole in current law. I am grateful to Chairwoman Maloney for her leadership, and I am proud to join her in leading the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act to close the coverage gap and ensure all breastfeeding moms are protected and supported as they return to work. This bill is bipartisan and has a broad coalition of support from public health, labor, and civil rights groups, as well as from the business community. It is also urgently needed, providing commonsense, necessary protections for working moms, as well as more clarity and predictability for employers. Returning to work after childbirth already poses many inherent challenges for moms and their families, and we must remove barriers for parents making the best choices for their families and themselves. I urge my colleagues to join me and vote ``yes'' on this important legislation.…”