"It’s time for our federal government to get its priorities straight, so that workers can care for the people they love when they need it most. I was proud to fight for the Family and Medical Leave Act, landmark legislation that created important workplace protections and granted 12 weeks of [unpaid] leave to working families. But we need to go further—I believe the United States should guarantee 12 weeks of paid sick and family leave for workers."

Source: Fortune, "Joe Biden," fortune.com, Jan. 28, 2020

"To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and be prepared for future pandemics, I am calling for:

...--Enact a permanent, universal system of paid leave for sickness and family care."

Source: Howie Hawkins, "Green Party of Colorado Questionnaire," howiehawkins.us (accessed June 24, 2020)

"We have fought for families by securing a doubling of the Child Tax Credit, preserving the Child and Dependent Care Credit, signing into law the largest ever increase in child care and development block grants — a major new investment in child care affordability — and developing a tax credit for employers who offer paid family and medical leave. We continue to call on the Congress to pass a nationwide paid family leave program."

Source: Donald Trump, "Presidential Proclamation on National Family Week, 2019," whitehouse.gov, Nov. 22, 2019