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

CONTACT: Michelle Moreno-Silva

Washington, D.C.–  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 (DWC) Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29).

More than 100 House Democrats – including 67 DWC Members – 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

1. Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Speaker Pelosi Hosts Press Event with Caregivers and Care Advocates on the Care Economy
2. Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark: Congresswoman Clark Talks to Preschoolers About the #CareEconomy, Rep. Clark Discusses the Importance of Investing in the #CareEconomy
3. Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries: Congressman Jeffries Participates in Care Can’t Wait Coalition Family Event 
4. Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar: Congressman Aguilar Highlights Local Caregivers
5. 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
6. DPCC Co-Chair Debbie Dingell: Congresswoman Dingell Highlights Need for Strong Investments in the #CareEconomy
7. DPCC Co-Chair Ted Lieu: Congressman Lieu Hosts Caregiving Roundtable
8. DPCC Co-Chair Joe Neguse: Congressman Neguse Meets with Child Care Providers
9. DWC Co-Chair Jackie Speier: San Mateo County Leaders Seek More Child Care Solutions, Help Troops on 2 Fronts: Child Care and Parental Leave
10. DWC Co-Chair Lois Frankel: Congresswoman Frankel Participates in Elder care Roundtable with Area Agency on Aging 
11. DWC Co-Chair Brenda Lawrence: Congresswoman Lawrence Hosts Roundtable with Michigan Moms and Childcare Providers to Discuss Need for Investments in the #CareEconomy
12. DWC Vice Chair Veronica Escobar: Congresswoman Escobar Joins MomsRising's Podcast Breaking Through to Discuss the Care Economy 
13. DWC Vice Chair Sylvia Garcia: Congresswoman Garcia Visits Senior Housing Facility, Congresswoman Garcia Vists Kinder Care Center to Bring Attention to Care Economy
14. Rep. Alma Adams: It’s Time We Shore up Our Nation’s Care Economy
15. Rep. Colin Allred: Congressman Allred Tours YMCA with Secretary Marty Walsh, Rep. Allred Shares Video and Survey on Paid Family Leave
16. Rep. Jake Auchincloss: Congressman Auchincloss and Senator Warren Tour Triumph Early Learning Center
17. Rep. Cindy Axne: Congresswoman Axne Hears from Local Caregivers about their Needs and Discusses Work to Support Care for Older Iowans
18. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester Pushes for Paid Family Leave Expansion 
19. Rep. Karen Bass: Congresswoman Bass Discusses the #CareEconomy with Local Leaders
20. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici: Congresswoman Bonamici Joins MomsRising Podcast to Discuss Child Care
21. Rep. Anthony Brown: Congressman Anthony Brown Visits Local Residential Care Center, Emphasizes Need To Invest In The Care Economy
22. Rep. Julia Brownley: Congresswoman Brownley Discusses the Importance of Investing in the #CareEconomy
23. Rep. Cheri Bustos: Rep. Bustos Goes on ‘Week of Action’ Tour
24. Rep. Kathy Castor: Congresswoman Castor Hosts Live Care Economy Discussion with Local Early Learning Center
25. Rep. David Cicilline: RI Lawmakers Call for Stronger Federal Investments in Child Care
26. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman: Congresswoman Watson Coleman Participates in #CareEconomy Week of Action Roundtable 
27. Rep. Gerry Connolly: Congressman Connolly Visits Local Child Care Provider, Hosts Discussion on Affordable Child Care and Education During Pandemic
28. Rep. Sharice Davids: Congresswoman Davids Visits Dual Language Pre-K
29. Rep. Madeleine Dean: Guest Commentary: Pennsylvania Cannot Let Great Opportunity Pass
30. Rep. Rosa DeLauro: Congresswoman DeLauro Participates in Caregiving Summit, Rep. DeLauro Participates in Aspen Forum on Children and Families 2021
31. Rep. Suzan DelBene: Congresswoman Suzan Delbene Highlights Local Caregivers
32. Rep. Anna Eshoo: Congresswoman Eshoo Hosts #CareEconomy Telephone Town Hall
33. Rep. Dwight Evans: Congressman Evans Holds Press Conference with SEIU
34. Rep. Jimmy Gomez: Congressman Gomez Discusses American Families Plan During Virtual Listening Tour
35. Rep. Steven Horsford: Workers and Seniors Deserve Investments in Home Care Infrastructure, Rep. Horsford Visits Assisted Living Facility
36. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Congresswoman Jackson Lee Tours the Gingerbread School and Discusses the #CareEconomy 
37. 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
38. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson: Congresswoman Johnson Hosts Roundtable Discussion with Childcare Professionals to Discuss the  #CareEconomy
39. Rep. Jim Langevin: Langevin, Cicilline Highlight Importance of Investing in Care Economy
40. Rep. Susie Lee: Congresswoman Susie Lee Hosts Roundtable with Child Care Advocates at Local Preschool
41. Rep. Barbara Lee: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Participates in Caregiving Summit 
42. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández: New Mexico Congresswoman Joins Biden's Pre-K Investment Push
43. 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
44. Rep. Andy Levin: Watch: Levin, MomsRising Highlight #CareEconomy Amid Infrastructure Negotiations
45. Rep. Kathy Manning: Congresswoman Kathy Manning Visits Senior Resources Center
46. Rep. Doris Matsui: Congresswoman Matsui Hosts ‘A Conversation on Caregivers in Our Community’ with Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center Executive Director
47. 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
48. Rep. Betty McCollum: Congresswoman McCollum Hosts Roundtable on Care Economy
49. Rep. Grace Meng:  Congresswoman Meng Hosts Webinar Discussing Caregiving Economy 
50. Rep. Donald Norcross: Congressman Norcross Hosts Roundtable with Parents and  Child Care Providers
51. Rep. Frank Pallone: Pallone: Investing in Caregiving will Help Get Americans Back to Work and Grow the Economy
52. Rep. Katie Porter: Why Did the Child Care Teacher Cross the Road? To Get to Higher Pay
53. Rep. Deborah Ross: Congresswoman Ross Tours Early Childhood Education Program Project Enlightenment
54. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard: E-Newsletter on Working with Colleagues and the Administration to Invest in the Care Economy
55. 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.
56. Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Congresswoman Schakowsky Discusses the Importance of Long-Term Care with Acting OMB Director Shalanda Young
57. Rep. Brad Schneider: Congressman Brad Schneider Discusses the Importance of Caregiving
58. Rep. Kim Schrier: Congresswoman Schrier Participates in SEIU Roundtable to Discuss the Importance of the #CareEconomy
59. Rep. Bobby Scott: Bobby Scott: Time to Battle for Child-Care Funds
60. Rep. Terri Sewell: Congresswoman Sewell Releases Video Highlighting the Importance of Investing in the #CareEconomy
61. 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 
62. 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
63. Rep. David Trone: Rep. David Trone Highlights Need to Invest in Caregivers During Virtual Conversation with AARP Representative
64. Rep. Lauren Underwood: Congresswoman Underwood Meets with Service Providers and a Caregiver to Discuss the Importance of the #CareEconomy 
65. Rep. Nikema Williams: Congresswoman Williams Hosts Discussion on Investing in Care Economy

#CareEconomy Tweetstorm

66. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
67. Majority Whip James Clyburn
68. Rep. Nanette Barragán 
69. Rep. Joyce Beatty
70. Rep. Don Beyer
71. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux
72. Rep. Jamaal Bowman
73. Rep. Tony Cárdenas
74. Rep. Sean Casten
75. Rep. Judy Chu
76. Rep. Jason Crow
77. Rep. Henry Cuellar
78. Rep. Danny K. Davis
79. Rep. Antonio Delgado
80. Rep. Val Demings
81. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
82. Rep. Lloyd Doggett
83. Rep. Mike Doyle
84. Rep. Adriano Espaillat
85. Rep. Bill Foster
86. Rep. Chuy García
87. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
88. Rep. Hank Johnson
89. Rep. Mondaire Jones
90. Rep. Robin Kelly
91. Rep. Dan Kildee
92. Rep. Derek Kilmer
93. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
94. Rep. Ann Kuster
95. Rep. Al Lawson
96. Rep. Zoe Lofgren
97. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
98. Rep. Gwen Moore
99. Rep. Joe Morelle
100. Rep. Richard Neal
101. Rep. Marie Newman
102. Rep. Ed Perlmutter
103. Rep. Stacey Plaskett
104. Rep. Mark Pocan
105. Rep. Ayanna Pressley
106. Rep. David E. Price
107. Rep. Kathleen Rice
108. Rep. Bobby Rush
109. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
110. Rep. Adam Smith
111. Rep. Haley Stevens
112. Rep. Marilyn Strickland
113. Rep. Mark Takano
114. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
115. Rep. Mike Thompson
116. Rep. Paul Tonko
117. Rep. Norma Torres
118. Rep. Marc Veasey
119. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
120. Rep. Jennifer Wexton
121. Rep. Susan Wild
122. Rep. Frederica Wilson

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