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Filtering by Tag: Paid Family Leave

Behind the Price Tag of Build Back Better: A Historic Statement of Family Policy

Mom Congress

The Build Back Better Act remains in a holding pattern while Democratic lawmakers work to land on a compromise over its cost and policy parameters. For babies and families, however, this bill is more than a price tag. It is the possibility of a cohesive family policy that could transform the lives of today’s babies and generations to come. This is the message that Congress and the Administration needs to hear now: babies’ needs are not negotiable. These policies fit together to create essential, basic support for our youngest children and families, finally bringing the United States in line with other nations.

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tags Build Back Better Act, Paid Family Leave, Paid Medical Leave, Child Care.\, Child Tax Credit

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Joy Burkhard, MBA

On Wednesday, March 18, President Trump signed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” shortly after the Senate approved the legislation with a 90-8 vote.

(Last week, the House of Representatives approved a version of the bill which incorporated bipartisan technical changes, including paid sick leave and changes to the temporary increase of federal medical assistance percentages for Medicaid.)

Here are the pertinent highlights:

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tags Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Family Leave, Emergency Food Assistance Program