Family Values @ Work Condemns Passage of Budget Bill that Harms Working Families and Undermines Care Infrastructure

Family Values @ Work strongly condemns Congress’ passage of the Senate’s reconciliation bill—a devastating blow to working families and the very infrastructure of care that sustains our communities.

Rather than investing in the policies families truly need to thrive—paid family and medical leave, paid sick and safe days, affordable child care—Congress has chosen to dismantle the safety net that workers themselves fund through their tax dollars. This budget is not heartless misguided policy; it is a direct attack on the health, security, and dignity of millions of families.

These cuts won’t just hurt individual families—they will devastate the entire care economy. Care workers, including those in nursing homes, child care centers, and home health, depend on stable funding and healthy communities. When families lose Medicaid or child care assistance, the businesses and workers who provide that care also suffer.

This budget ignores the fundamental truth that all social safety net programs are interconnected. When you gut Medicaid, TANF, SNAP, and child care funding, you pull the rug out from under families who are already stretched thin, and you destabilize the systems we all rely on when we need time to care.

We see the impact already. Families in Texas grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods urgently need Paid Sick & Safe Days to recover, care for loved ones, and rebuild their lives. Crises don’t pause just because Congress passes bad policy. These families are being hit from every direction—and they deserve better. Families need paid family and medical leave and paid sick and safe days to recover from disasters and put food on the table, access health care, and find safety in the midst of a crisis.

We call on Congress to reverse these cuts immediately and invest in the care policies and infrastructure our families need.