Biden Promises to Make Caregiving More Affordable if Re-elected

My budget for next year makes key commitments to children, seniors and people with disabilities and to caregivers who look after their loved ones. We’re going to guarantee affordable, quality child care. [cheering] Most families, in our plan, most families will pay less than $10 a day per child, saving millions of folks as much as $7,000 a year. That’s a lot of breathing room for young families who need it badly. We’ll also restore the expanded child care tax credit for everyone caring for a loved one. My budget would finally, finally create a national paid family and medical leave program. [cheering] Up to 12 weeks to care for a newborn, a sick one — a sick loved one, or yourself without losing your income. Look, it’s past time America caught up with the rest of the world on paid leave. And folks, all of this helps families and it grows the economy. It grows the economy. And we can afford to do it. To put another way, we can’t afford not to do it. Look.