Rep. Jimmy Gomez knows he received 'outsized' attention for wearing his baby son in a carrier on the House floor. He's using that attention to amplify the needs of working families across the U.S.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., listens to the third round of votes for House Speaker on the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington.He admits he got"outsized" attention when he wore his baby son, Hodge, in a carrier on the House floor last month during the speaker election of Kevin McCarthy. The goal was to show off baby Hodge while the congressman was getting sworn in.
“The concept of the Congressional Dads Caucus is simple,” Gomez says. “Men need to do their equitable share of the parenting at home — and in advocating for policies that impact working families.” “Maybe we can just keep the public's attention on it,” he says. “But we're going to be working hand-in-hand with the Mamas Caucus.”
, the group’s interim chief executive officer, says it costs on average around $10,681 a year per child for child care.We really are seeing a grim picture with inflation going up and actually the price of childcare outpacing inflation at pretty significant rates,” she says. “We saw in every single region that child care actually outpaced the cost of in-state [college] tuition.
She and her family spent seven weeks calling around 42 locations in surrounding counties before successfully securing a spot. It’s been a huge relief, she says.
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