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Americans want paid family leave. Congress may finally be ready to deal
The column below originally ran in Roll Call which can be viewed here. OPINION — Two developments in the last month signal potential new life for a long-popular policy idea: creating a national paid family leave program. First, two prominent Democrats — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut — reintroduced…
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Cybersecurity: A Threat Or An Opportunity?
While cybersecurity is nothing new, its recent, rapid growth is undeniable. Hackers who were once infantile are now so sophisticated that they can steal personal identify information from millions of people in one hack. Every country, every sector, and every company has now realized the importance of cybersecurity. This means that America will need to…
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Washington desperately needs a win: How about paid family leave?
We have had Governors, business leaders, Members of Congress, Presidential candidates and Administrations from both parties call for paid family leave but it still can not break through in Washington. Just this past month, in true bipartisan fashion, AEI and Brookings released a report on how a national paid family leave policy is needed in the United…
