Author: Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) serves as chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. She represents Connecticut’s Third congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Paid Leave: If It’s Good Enough for Members of Congress, It’s Good Enough for the American People

Paid Leave: If It’s Good Enough for Members of Congress, It’s Good Enough for the American People

If the Build Back Better Act becomes law, the United States will no longer be the only industrialized nation without a federal paid leave policy.

“It is long overdue that the United States joins the rest of the world and makes a commitment to enact permanent, comprehensive and inclusive paid family and medical leave for all,” writes Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in this op-ed.