Economic Explainer with the Joint Economic Committee Democrats Democratic Staff of the Joint Economic Committee

The 3rd full episode of our Economic Explainer podcast series focuses on the economic benefits of paid family leave.
Too many people in the United States face financial hardship when they drop out of work to care for a young child or sick family member. In fact, we're one of only a handful of countries in the world that doesn’t have paid time off for new parents. That forces people out of the labor market and contributes to the gender pay gap.
In response, Joint Economic Committee Vice Chair Carolyn Maloney introduced a bill called the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, which would provide 12 weeks of paid family leave for federal employees. The legislation, which passed in the House and requires Senate approval, would pave the way for workers throughout the country to win the right to paid family leave.
To shed light on the issue, JEC Democratic staff spoke to renowned economist Eileen Appelbaum (@EileenAppelbaum, from @ceprdc), one of the leading scholars on work-family policies.
Once you’ve listened, read more here:

* Details of the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1534/text)
* Dr. Appelbaum's op-ed (http://cepr.net/publications/op-eds-columns/want-to-boost-the-economy-give-mothers-and-others-paid-family-leave) about the benefits of paid family leave
* JEC fact sheet (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8fc2d8da-8cf0-49e3-be02-cfee393d0783/equal-pay-day-fact-sheet.pdf)on the gender pay gap

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In our 2nd podcast, we hear from the Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, about her Census IDEA Act. Then, JEC staff speaks with Dr. Andrew Reamer and Mr. Howard Fienberg about the need for careful methodology when adding questions to the census.

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In this very special mini-sode, JEC Democratic Staff have a quick chat with Dr. Andrew Reamer and Mr. Howard Fienberg about the 2020 decennial census, the decisions facing the Supreme Court, and how our economy could be affected.
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In our first podcast of the 116th Congress, we hear from the Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, about her Credit CARD Act (AKA Credit Card Holder's Bill of Rights). Then, JEC staff speaks with Dr. Neale Mahoney, whose 2013 study shows that the Credit CARD Act saved American consumers more than $12B/year.

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