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What I've Been Reading This Week


While things have been a bit quiet in regard to paid family leave (as of late), there was a bipartisan discussion on the topic earlier this week that is worth checking out.  Whether this paid leave proposal finds enough support to make it through Congress remains to be seen; however, with initial bipartisan support it might have the legs to make it to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature.

As always, below are a couple articles that caught my eye this week.



A week ago, the House of Representatives passed the FAIR Act (also known as the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act) which would bar companies from requiring workers and consumers resolve legal disputes in private arbitration.  The legislation passed along party lines with only two Democrats voting against the bill and two Republicans supporting the bill.  The legislation now moves to the Senate where many expect it to not pass.  If by happenstance it managed to find enough support in the Republican controlled Senate to advance, President Donald Trump has stated previously he would veto the legislation.


Bipartisan Discussion Continues Over Paid Family Leave Proposal

This past Wednesday, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy and Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema held a joint discussion over their paid family leave proposal expected to be introduced in Congress within the next week.  The proposal would allow families to get $5,000 from their child tax credit upon the birth of a child, in exchange for a slightly reduced child tax credit in future years.  The AEI-Brookings Institute has released a video of this birpartisan discussion that is worth watching.

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