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Statement “The Final Rule the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued yesterday is a slap in the face to millions of working families across this country who are trying desperately to make ends meet, and give their children the best possible start, as costs skyrocket and our care crisis intensifies. 

News release Thank you to the Democratic Women’s Caucus and the Mamas’ Caucus for holding this hearing, for your persistence, and for your powerful leadership. I’m Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director of MomsRising, which has 1.2 million active members, a list of nearly 4 million, and an audience reach that’s millions more strong. One in every 300 people in America are now an active member of MomsRising. We’re raising our voices, sharing our stories, and challenging the false – often absurd – narratives from President Trump and Republicans in Congress about moms.

Statement “On Wednesday, Virginia’s state legislature joined with Governor Abigail Spanberger to enact the paid family and medical leave and earned sick days bills Virginians have long wanted and needed. The state will be immeasurably stronger, healthier, and more successful when those laws take effect in 2028, allowing 3.2 million working people to take paid time off to recover from serious illness or injury, or to care for a seriously ill family member without losing their paycheck or their job. 

Statement “It is appalling that in the United States today, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women, including those who work part-time and seasonally, are paid just 83 cents compared to their White, male counterparts. AANHPI communities are incredibly diverse, and sweeping averages obscure the full extent of the harm the wage gap is causing – for example, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women are paid just 59 cents for every dollar paid to White men, and many ethnicities are paid even less.