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Oct 20, 2007

Delurk and tell us what you want legislators to know about your life and what you need

We've got some big ears listening to us right now. On Wednesday we met with a senate staffer on Capital Hill to discuss family/care giving policies in our country. Here is the question we were pondering:


What kind of policy can everyone, regardless of political affiliation, support? What would get parents motivated to get to the election booth? Our demographic is low at the polls, but there are definitely policies being discussed on The Hill that families need to discuss and learn about. If you could choose one type of caregiving policy to support and actually vote for, what would it be?
Is it universal health care? Paid vacation? Paid sick days? Universal respite care? A 30 hour work week with no "exempt" status to justify some having to work 70 hour weeks? Something else?

What? Name it! What is your numero uno concern?

We will be following up on our discussion and meeting with more folks on The Hill. So let us know what you want from our legislative system.

We want to help make it happen! So let us hear your voice and tell us what you want and we'll make sure we get it to those big ears!

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