This Senate resolution expresses support for dramatically expanding federal investment in the care economy, which includes childcare, long-term care for elderly and disabled individuals, paid family and medical leave, and support for care workers. The resolution argues that the United States currently lacks adequate care infrastructure compared to other industrialized nations and that millions of Americans struggle to access affordable care services while care workers earn low wages and lack basic protections. The resolution calls for federal investments to create millions of new care jobs with union protections, family-sustaining wages of at least $17 per hour, paid leave, and benefits; establish universal public programs including free childcare, healthcare, and home-based services for elderly and disabled people; and address historical inequities in care work, which has disproportionately affected women and workers of color. Although this resolution expresses the Senate's sense of priorities rather than enacting specific legislation or appropriating funds, it advocates for connecting care infrastructure investments to broader goals including climate change mitigation, economic justice, and racial equity.
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