100+ HOUSE DEMS PARTICIPATE IN #CAREECONOMY WEEK OF ACTION

June 14, 2021

100+ HOUSE DEMS PARTICIPATE IN #CAREECONOMY WEEK OF ACTION

House Dems Showcase How Investing in Caregiving through American Jobs and Families Plans
Will Help Get Americans Back To Work, Grow Economy

(Washington, DC) – Last week more than 100 House Democrats answered the call to participate in a #CareEconomy Week of Action from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chairs Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Joe Neguse (CO-2) and Democratic Women's Caucus Co-Chairs Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) and Vice Chairs Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29).

More than 100 House Democrats highlighted how investing in the #CareEconomy through President Biden's American Jobs and Family Plans will help parents and caregivers go back to work, create good-paying jobs, raise wages, boost lifetime earnings, support small businesses, and grow our economy for all Americans.

100+ Dems Participate in #CareEconomy Week of Action

Speaker Nancy Pelosi:Speaker Pelosi Hosts Press Event with Caregivers and Care Advocates on the Care Economy
Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark:Congresswoman Clark Talks to Preschoolers About the #CareEconomy,Rep. Clark Discusses the Importance of Investing in the #CareEconomy
Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries: Congressman Jeffries Participates in Care Can't Wait Coalition Family Event
Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar: Congressman Aguilar Highlights Local Caregivers
DPCC Co-Chair Matt Cartwright: Congressman Cartwright Discusses American Jobs Plan Investments in Elder Care and the #CareEconomy Workforce with Pennsylvania Home Health Care Workers
DPCC Co-Chair Debbie Dingell:Congresswoman Dingell Highlights Need for Strong Investments in the #CareEconomy
DPCC Co-Chair Ted Lieu:Congressman Lieu Hosts Caregiving Roundtable
DPCC Co-Chair Joe Neguse: Congressman Neguse Meets with Child Care Providers
DWC Co-Chair Jackie Speier:San Mateo County Leaders Seek More Child Care Solutions, Help Troops on 2 Fronts: Child Care and Parental Leave
DWC Co-Chair Lois Frankel:Congresswoman Frankel Participates in Elder care Roundtable with Area Agency on Aging
DWC Co-Chair Brenda Lawrence: Congresswoman Lawrence Hosts Roundtable with Michigan Moms and Childcare Providers to Discuss Need for Investments in the #CareEconomy
DWC Vice Chair Veronica Escobar:Congresswoman Escobar Joins MomsRising's Podcast Breaking Through to Discuss the Care Economy
DWC Vice Chair Sylvia Garcia: Congresswoman Garcia Visits Senior Housing Facility, Congresswoman Garcia Vists Kinder Care Center to Bring Attention to Care Economy
Rep. Alma Adams: It's Time We Shore up Our Nation's Care Economy
Rep. Colin Allred: Congressman Allred Tours YMCA with Secretary Marty Walsh, Rep. Allred Shares Video and Survey on Paid Family Leave
Rep. Jake Auchincloss:Congressman Auchincloss and Senator Warren Tour Triumph Early Learning Center
Rep. Cindy Axne:Congresswoman Axne Hears from Local Caregivers about their Needs and Discusses Work to Support Care for Older Iowans
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester Pushes for Paid Family Leave Expansion
Rep. Karen Bass: Congresswoman Bass Discusses the #CareEconomy with Local Leaders
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici: Congresswoman Bonamici Joins MomsRising Podcast to Discuss Child Care
Rep. Anthony Brown:Congressman Anthony Brown Visits Local Residential Care Center, Emphasizes Need To Invest In The Care Economy
Rep. Julia Brownley:Congresswoman Brownley Discusses the Importance of Investing in the #CareEconomy
Rep. Cheri Bustos:Rep. Bustos Goes on ‘Week of Action' Tour
Rep. Kathy Castor:Congresswoman Castor Hosts Live Care Economy Discussion with Local Early Learning Center
Rep. David Cicilline:RI Lawmakers Call for Stronger Federal Investments in Child Care
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman: Congresswoman Watson Coleman Participates in #CareEconomy Week of Action Roundtable
Rep. Gerry Connolly:Congressman Connolly Visits Local Child Care Provider, Hosts Discussion on Affordable Child Care and Education During Pandemic
Rep. Sharice Davids:Congresswoman Davids Visits Dual Language Pre-K
Rep. Madeleine Dean:Guest Commentary: Pennsylvania Cannot Let Great Opportunity Pass
Rep. Rosa DeLauro:Congresswoman DeLauro Participates in Caregiving Summit, Rep. DeLauro Participates in Aspen Forum on Children and Families 2021
Rep. Suzan DelBene:Congresswoman Suzan Delbene Highlights Local Caregivers
Rep. Anna Eshoo: Congresswoman Eshoo Hosts #CareEconomy Telephone Town Hall
Rep. Dwight Evans: Congressman Evans Holds Press Conference with SEIU
Rep. Jimmy Gomez:Congressman Gomez Discusses American Families Plan During Virtual Listening Tour
Rep. Steven Horsford:Workers and Seniors Deserve Investments in Home Care Infrastructure, Rep. Horsford Visits Assisted Living Facility
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee:Congresswoman Jackson Lee Tours the Gingerbread School and Discusses the #CareEconomy
Rep. Sara Jacobs:Congresswoman Jacobs Tours YMCA and Participates in Roundtable Discussion with Child Care Providers to Discuss the #CareEconomy, Rep. Jacobs Tours Local Senior Center
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson: Congresswoman Johnson Hosts Roundtable Discussion with Childcare Professionals to Discuss the #CareEconomy
Rep. Jim Langevin:Langevin, Cicilline Highlight Importance of Investing in Care Economy
Rep. Susie Lee:Congresswoman Susie Lee Hosts Roundtable with Child Care Advocates at Local Preschool
Rep. Barbara Lee: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Participates in Caregiving Summit
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:New Mexico Congresswoman Joins Biden's Pre-K Investment Push
Rep. Mike Levin: Congressman Levin Hosts Virtual Town Hall with Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside CEO Jodi Diamond to Discuss Importance of Investing in Childcare and other Caregiving Services
Rep. Andy Levin:Watch: Levin, MomsRising Highlight #CareEconomy Amid Infrastructure Negotiations
Rep. Kathy Manning: Congresswoman Kathy Manning Visits Senior Resources Center
Rep. Doris Matsui:Congresswoman Matsui Hosts ‘A Conversation on Caregivers in Our Community' with Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center Executive Director
Rep. Lucy McBath: McBath Kicks Off Care Economy Week of Action, Tours Corners Outreach and Children's Development Academy,During Care Economy Week of Action, McBath Volunteers with Local Nonprofit; Highlights Investments in Women's Health and Need for Continued Efforts to Support Parents and Caregivers
Rep. Betty McCollum:Congresswoman McCollum Hosts Roundtable on Care Economy
Rep. Grace Meng: Congresswoman Meng Hosts Webinar Discussing Caregiving Economy
Rep. Donald Norcross:Congressman Norcross Hosts Roundtable with Parents and Child Care Providers
Rep. Frank Pallone:Pallone: Investing in Caregiving will Help Get Americans Back to Work and Grow the Economy
Rep. Katie Porter: Why Did the Child Care Teacher Cross the Road? To Get to Higher Pay
Rep. Deborah Ross:Congresswoman Ross Tours Early Childhood Education Program Project Enlightenment
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard: E-Newsletter on Working with Colleagues and the Administration to Invest in the Care Economy
Rep. Linda Sánchez: Congresswoman Sánchez Talks to Sec. Xavier Becerra about the Steps the Biden Administration is Taking to Protect Older Residents in Nursing Homes Throughout the U.S.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky:Congresswoman Schakowsky Discusses the Importance of Long-Term Care with Acting OMB Director Shalanda Young
Rep. Brad Schneider:Congressman Brad Schneider Discusses the Importance of Caregiving
Rep. Kim Schrier: Congresswoman Schrier Participates in SEIU Roundtable to Discuss the Importance of the #CareEconomy
Rep. Bobby Scott: Bobby Scott: Time to Battle for Child-Care Funds
Rep. Terri Sewell: Congresswoman Sewell Releases Video Highlighting the Importance of Investing in the #CareEconomy
Rep. Eric Swalwell: Congressman Swalwell Meets with the Executive Director and Staff at the Community Association for Preschool Education to Discuss Investing in the #CareEconomy
Rep. Lori Trahan: Trahan, State and Local Leaders Tour Head Start Facility and Tout American Rescue Plan Investments in Child Care Facilities in Methuen MA
Rep. David Trone: Rep. David Trone Highlights Need to Invest in Caregivers During Virtual Conversation with AARP Representative
Rep. Lauren Underwood:Congresswoman Underwood Meets with Service Providers and a Caregiver to Discuss the Importance of the #CareEconomy
Rep. Nikema Williams:Congresswoman Williams Hosts Discussion on Investing in Care Economy

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