Nov 02, 2021
A proposal for a national paid family leave program has been dropped from proposed Build Back Better legislation.
But the fight for a policy addressing the issue is not over, judging by activity Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
House Ways and Means Republicans held a hearing on paid leave and child care. Elsewhere, Democratic leaders, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., appeared at an all-day press conference with the goal of reinserting the proposal back into the bill.
President Joe Biden had proposed 12-week national paid leave. Under his measure, the federal government would help cover a portion of employees’ salaries.