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Paid Family Leave Caring for our parents and children shouldn’t put us at risk of losing","source_url":"https://www.katiebansil.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-10"},{"topic":"Education","stance":"work hard, you should be able to pay the rent or mortgage, see a doctor, and send your kids to school. We must pass the Raise the Wage Act and guarantee $17 per hour nationwide. Paid Family Leave Cari","detail":"work hard, you should be able to pay the rent or mortgage, see a doctor, and send your kids to school. We must pass the Raise the Wage Act and guarantee $17 per hour nationwide. Paid Family Leave Caring for our parents and children shouldn’t put us at risk of losing our livelihoods. No one should have to choose between a paycheck and being there for a newborn, a sick child, or an aging parent. We need a major expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act so every working family has the stability and security they deserve. 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Too many young families are forced to move to South Jersey or Pennsylvania because they simply can’t afford to live in the neighborhoods where they grew up. 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