Ernst Discusses Efforts to Support Iowa Families, Including Paid Parental Leave, Child Care

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a mom and a leader on the issue of paid parental leave, joined the Senate Finance Committee’s Paid Leave Working Group Co-Chairs, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as well as a number of her colleagues and outside experts, for a roundtable discussion titled “Paid Leave Proposals in the COVID Era.” Ernst discussed her proposal with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), the CRADLE Act, which offers a paid parental leave solution without government mandates, without increasing taxes on individuals or businesses, and without adding to our national debt. Ernst also highlighted another one of her priorities, the need to address the child care crisis in Iowa and across the country.