By Diane Harris and Nat Baldino

When workers in the United States face a serious illness or need to care for a loved one, they often have nowhere to turn. Without a national paid family and medical leave program, many are forced to choose between their financial stability and their health and well-being. The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act seeks to change this by building on the successes of state programs to create a comprehensive and inclusive federal paid leave policy that meets the needs of workers. We urge Members of Congress to support the FAMILY Act, which would improve the health of workers, reduce poverty for families, increase the U.S. GDP by $775 billion each year, and generate cost savings for employers.

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