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Constituent request in support of the Family Act – to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

As a constituent and someone who cares deeply about the health and wellbeing of pregnant and new moms and the babies they love, I am writing to urge you to co-sponsor the Family Act (S.248/H.R.3481), introduced by Senator Gillibrand and Representatives DeLauro. This critical bill ensures that every worker, no matter the size of their employer or if they are self-employed or part-time, has access to paid leave for every serious medical event, every time it’s needed.

Today, just 43 percent of the private sector workforce has access to short-term disability coverage through their employer to cover an extended medical leave, with low-income workers disproportionately left out. Even fewer have paid leave to care for a seriously ill loved one or bond with a new child: Just 24 percent of private sector workers have access to paid family leave.3 Each and every day, too many Americans are forced by financial necessity to return to work instead of tending to their health or their loved ones, while others get or give the care they need at the cost of jeopardizing their family’s economic security.

It is for these reasons that I strongly urge you to co-sponsor the Family Act. Thank you for your consideration of my request, on behalf of moms everywhere.

Sincerely,

(Your first and last name)