Make caregiving a defining issue of the 2024 election By Jason ResendezAug. 1, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/01/kamala-harris-policies-caregiving-care-economy-an-issue-other-candidates-should-promote/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--rWX663TgwCEaVwwj9qns7EMuEo-G6Tgj0txKKbm-MxXAvSdcnXg7WM1mrtlkRKIiICFoQjZsCLklryB8g7syU-lGbmg&_hsmi=318390621&utm_content=318390621&utm_source=hs_email Will caregiving be in the spotlight in the 2024 election? At one of her earliest campaign speeches last month, vice president Kamala Harris addressed a room of campaign workers in Delaware and talked about caregiving. “We believe in a future where every person has access to paid family leave and affordable childcare,” she said, to whoops and claps from the audience. “Harris’ spotlight on the care economy was short — less than 20 seconds of her roughly 30 minute-long speech — but it sparked excitement among care advocates and policy wonks,” writes Jason Resendez, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, in a STAT First Opinion. Voters across the political spectrum — 84% of Democrats and 70% of Republicans — consider a candidate’s stance on caregiving issues a crucial factor in their voting decisions, and there are many bipartisan solutions available to support those caring for loved ones, writes Resendez. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqb4Q-SsluI&t=848s