Even under the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, the congresspeople who work far less than most Americans (for a base salary of $175,000) have declined to offer their constituents the most basic and widespread form of state support.
A proposal for universal paid leave for new parents, the sick, the bereaved, or people taking care of ill relatives was whittled down in budget negotiations over the last month from 12 weeks to four. Now it appears to be gone from Biden’s Build Back Better plan entirely.
