Putting More Money in Your Pocket

Policy Committee    October 28, 2024

WILKES-BARRE, Oct. 28 – Pennsylvania needs more affordable child care and aging adult care, experts told the House Majority Policy Committee. People should not have to decide between leaving their job or caring for a loved one, because they lack paid family leave or affordable options. Experts detailed the need for the expansion of tax credits, putting money directly back into the pocket of workers. Paid medical leave would also ensure the 4 million Pennsylvania workers who are not currently covered would be able to take leave, care for a loved one, feed their families and keep their house – without falling into debt and being forced to rely on federal and state social safety nets to survive. 

• Host: Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-Luzerne)
• Testifiers:
  • Dr. Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP- Research Scholar, Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania
  • Dan O’Brien- Policy Manager of Education and Family Stability, Children First PA
  • Laurel Kilgour- Research Manager, American Economic Liberties Project

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and testimony: Putting More Money in Your Pocket

Media Release + News Coverage

• Lawmakers highlight impact of tax credits for PA families, workers, October 28, 2024
• Times Leader, Lawmakers highlight impact of tax credits for PA families, workers, October 28, 2024

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