The group, which is hoping to grow its membership, will work to advance legislation that they say supports working families, like expanding parental leave, the child tax credit and child care.
January 26, 2023, 3:38 PMU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks to the infant child of Rep. Jimmy Gomez inside the House Chamber during votes for the next Speaker of the House on the first day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 3, 2023.Four House Democrats launched the Congressional Dads Caucus on Thursday, joining together around a legislative agenda that includes expanding parental leave, the child tax credit andReps.
Efforts to boost paid leave have previously stalled in the Democratic Senate and appear unlikely to advance in the current Republican House. Gomez made waves on social media earlier in the month when he brought his infant son, Hodge, to the Capitol duringU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks to the infant child of Rep. Jimmy Gomez inside the House Chamber during votes for the next Speaker of the House on the first day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 3, 2023.
The launch of the dads caucus comes as three House Republicans and three Democrats establish a working group on paid family leave, two of its members said during a Washington Post Live event on Wednesday.
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