Press Statements
-
A Settled Matter: Voters Across Parties and Key Demographics Want a National Paid Leave Program that Covers EveryonePowerful Consensus that Paid Leave Should Cover Child and Elder Care and Personal Medical Leave, Be Paid for By Employers and Employees, Make It Possible for Low-Income Workers to Afford to Take Leave
-
Rubio Paid Leave Plan is ‘Wrong for America.’ It Excludes Most Workers, Jeopardizes Essential Social Security BenefitsStatement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
-
Trump Rule Means More Sabotage, More Discrimination, More Women & Families With Junk Health Plans That Will Fail Them When They Need Coverage MostStatement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
-
House Hearing Underscored Harm that Deceptively Named ‘Workflex’ Bill Would Cause to Women, Workers, Families Across CountryStatement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
-
‘An Unfair, Undemocratic, Underhanded Attempt to Take Away the Paid Sick Days Workers Have Won and Need,’ Women’s Leader Says, Blasting Deceptively Named ‘Workflex’ BillStatement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
-
Enormous Progress, Shocking Disparities on Paid Sick Days; New Data Underscore Need for Congress to Pass Healthy Families Act and Reject False AlternativesStatement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
-
Oral Testimony of Vicki Shabo, United States Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family PolicyHearing on Examining the Importance of Paid Family Leave for American Working Families
-
Kavanaugh Nomination Creates ‘Profound Risk for the Country and a Moment of Truth for the Senate’Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
-
MEDIA ADVISORY: National Paid Leave Expert to Testify Before Senate Subcommittee on Best Way Forward on Paid LeaveShabo Will Urge Congress to Pass a Paid Leave Plan that Covers All Family Caregiving and Personal Medical Needs and Does Not Require Leave-Takers to Lose Social Security Benefits