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In an address at Union Station, President Joe Biden paid tribute to care workers, pledging his support and citing his administration’s efforts to uplift their economic status. He referred to measures such as the 2021 American Rescue Plan and the provision for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave in his 2025 budget proposal. Biden criticized the Republican Study Committee’s budget proposal “Fiscal Sanity to Save America” for its significant cuts to caregiving programs, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Obamacare subsidies, warning that such measures would drive tens of millions to join the ranks of the uninsured.
President Biden Honors Care Workers in Union Station Speech
In his speech at Union Station, Washington, D.C., on April 7, President Joe Biden honored care workers as heroes, acknowledging their significant contributions despite inadequate remuneration.
The president praised his administration’s policies, including the 2021 American Rescue Plan, for its positive impact on care workers. The plan, which provided funding for childcare centers during the COVID-19 crisis and expanded the child tax credit, significantly reduced childhood poverty.
Biden also highlighted his 2025 budget proposal unveiled on March 11. The budget includes provisions for up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave.
The president contrasted his budget with the Republican Study Committee’s proposal, supported by 179 out of the current 218 Republicans in the House, which controversially cuts caregiving programs by a third.
The Republican proposal known as “Fiscal Sanity to Save America” received criticism due to proposed cuts to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Affordable Care Act subsidies, as outlined in an analysis by research professor Edwin Park of the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy.
President Biden also criticized the repeated attempts by former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party to repeal the Affordable Care Act, referring to Trump’s statement of his intent to “terminate” the act.
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