This would be a step in the right direction that would continue to encourage and empower family’s to support their great city, The District of Columbia.

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When I tell friends that the federal government does not provide paid maternity leave, they are always surprised.

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My dad is always in pain and needs someone home most days. All in all my dad has 4+ children and I'm doing it all alone.

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I am not a parent...yet. But, I hope to be soon. I work as a low-bono attorney at the D.C. Tenants' Rights Center. We are a private law firm providing affordable legal services to tenants in DC. We are small. And since we don't charge much (in an effort to increase access to justice), we don't make much. My boss has two kids. He's very kind and family-friendly, but the money isn't there to pay me for maternity leave. As you can imagine, 3 months of no pay right as we're starting a family would be financially harmful. Needless to say, my family and my workplace would benefit from this bill. My workplace because it would reduce the risk of me leaving. My family because it would allow me to stay home for first few months of our newest members life without worrying about the financially harmful results.

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My wife had complications at the end of her pregnancy resulting in a lengthy hospital stay and major surgery. So instead of being able to take care of my wife and my baby, I have to leave my wife home alone with him for at least 9 hours a day, and even if I just got 5 hours a sleep a night, that would leave just 10 hours a day where I could help my wife with the baby. 

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The time allowed me to heal, for both of us to settle into and become comfortable with our new role as parents, and for us to find a child care arrangement we were happy with before going back to work. 

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Paid family leave is essential for community health. I supported an earlier bill [for Paid Sick Days] but appreciated it even more when I underwent 4 surgeries in 2 years. 

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Now, what if this was you or your family member? My body has not been able to heal completely because I have had no real time off and now I'm suffering from lymphodema, neuropathy, cellulitis and everyday all day pain.

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If I, as a middle-class professional working in a well-paying job and living in a two-income household, felt the financial strain of caring for a newborn, I can only imagine the impossible financial situation that mothers in low-income jobs must find themselves.

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