"We are the only industrialized country in the world that does not guarantee some form of paid leave."
"Here is the truth: at some point, every person here, every person you know, is going to have a situation where you have to take some time off from your work to meet and care for a family member."
"This approach makes it more difficult to build major transit projects and could end up making those projects more expensive."
"American families can and should have paid family leave and a secure retirement."
"We should be crediting time out of the workforce caring for family members towards the calculation of Social Security, not forcing women to reduce their earned Social Security benefits even further fo..."
"The FAMILY Act, sponsored by Senator Gillibrand, would create a self-sustaining national paid family and medical leave insurance system."
"The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act (S. 337/H.R. 947), sponsored by Representative Rosa DeLauro and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand does just that."
"Protecting and expanding Social Security's retirement, disability, and survivor benefits, while also providing working families with paid family and medical leave is a matter of political will and val..."
"A plan that's a first step toward privatizing Social Security--the bedrock of our social safety net--is no place to start."
"The FAMILY Act would allow for working individuals to take paid time off, and would not discriminate based on gender or the nature of their job."
"As Congress continues discussions and drafts legislation to provide for paid leave, we would recommend that it leverage the private insurance industry as you move forward."