Michelle Bowman: “Tonight, I am pleased to be joined by many of my colleagues in the Congressional Progressive Caucus to talk about the…”

“Tonight, I am pleased to be joined by many of my colleagues in the Congressional Progressive Caucus to talk about the long overdue investment we would need to make in the care economy, something that our infrastructure has always relied upon. I introduced the Care for All Agenda earlier this spring calling for the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy. The American Families Plan outlines the next step we need to take to get there, which must include improving work conditions and compensation for care workers nationwide. The care economy impacts all of us: Our children, elderly loved ones, family members with disabilities, childcare workers, home health aides, nurses, and so many more. Care is something we all need at different stages in our lives. The care economy includes our essential workers who put their lives on the line every day during the most devastating global pandemic in a century. Many of us will be caregivers ourselves, if we haven't been one yet. Ask any working family about how hard it has been to find affordable, quality childcare even before COVID. Ask a childcare worker if they can afford to send their own child to the center they work at. Ask any one of the vast majority of workers who do not have paid family and medical leave how hard it is to care for a loved one who is ill while holding on to their job.…”