“J.D. Vance has advocated for more than doubling the child tax credit, and Kamala Harris has repeatedly called for both that benefit and paid leave during her campaign. She also picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate because he has enacted these policies in his home state.” POLITICO I will report.
“This is a stark difference from past election cycles, with both sides of the U.S. presidential race running on economic policies that will allow workers to better balance their personal and professional lives. It’s evidence of growing bipartisan support for the so-called caregiving proposal, with advocates spending tens of millions of dollars to make their case to candidates and the issue enjoying historically high support among voters in both parties.”
“The new focus on care comes after strong pandemic relief gave millions of Americans temporary access to paid family and medical leave, an expanded child tax credit and child care subsidies. Now that these programs have been phased out, momentum is building for permanent federal support.”
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