Rep. Rosa DeLauro: Founding Fathers Would Support Democrats’ Push for Family Leave

DeROSA with you Jocelyn ░░░░░░░░ the partnership and the ░░░░░░░░ that are gathered there ░░░░░░░░ now this afternoon And ░░░░░░░░ I reflect on this ░░░░░░░░ and I had this ░░░░░░░░ while I was sitting ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ other day and not ░░░░░░░░ listening to remarkable speeches ░░░░░░░░ President Clinton and President ░░░░░░░░ but of being in ░░░░░░░░ room and being in ░░░░░░░░ room with individuals who ░░░░░░░░ years ago 30 years ░░░░░░░░ understood that what families ░░░░░░░░ what was going on ░░░░░░░░ the lives of American ░░░░░░░░ and yes more for ░░░░░░░░ at that time than ░░░░░░░░ but understanding that men ░░░░░░░░ take advantage of this ░░░░░░░░ well but understanding that ░░░░░░░░ federal government have the ░░░░░░░░ the strength the power ░░░░░░░░ be transformative in the ░░░░░░░░ of families change their ░░░░░░░░ for the better make ░░░░░░░░ that they could be ░░░░░░░░ they were needed where ░░░░░░░░ were needed And that ░░░░░░░░ so clearly and loud ░░░░░░░░ me of what it ░░░░░░░░ to be leaders what ░░░░░░░░ takes to transform our ░░░░░░░░ and that that s ░░░░░░░░ this is all about ░░░░░░░░ s what that vision ░░░░░░░░ collective vision and engaging ░░░░░░░░ power of the federal ░░░░░░░░ and coming together from ░░░░░░░░ outside and the inside ░░░░░░░░ making something happen that ░░░░░░░░ transformed people s lives ░░░░░░░░ is what government is ░░░░░░░░ That s what our ░░░░░░░░ Fathers knew there were ░░░░░░░░ too probably but that ░░░░░░░░ what they believed that ░░░░░░░░ should press the edge ░░░░░░░░ that envelope to make ░░░░░░░░ institution do what it ░░░░░░░░ supposed to do to ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for people and ░░░░░░░░ lives And I think ░░░░░░░░ myself in that context ░░░░░░░░ you never know you ░░░░░░░░ when my father asked ░░░░░░░░ what I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ when I grew up ░░░░░░░░ told him I wanted ░░░░░░░░ be a tap dancer ░░░░░░░░ God s honest truth ░░░░░░░░ I probably would give ░░░░░░░░ all up if I ░░░░░░░░ be on the stage ░░░░░░░░ dancing but I suppose ░░░░░░░░ tap as fast as ░░░░░░░░ can these days Secretary ░░░░░░░░ you know You do ░░░░░░░░ to think of I ░░░░░░░░ about my own path ░░░░░░░░ I think about you ░░░░░░░░ the forces around my ░░░░░░░░ that brought me to ░░░░░░░░ place where I could ░░░░░░░░ in what has for ░░░░░░░░ been the most remarkable ░░░░░░░░ of my life to ░░░░░░░░ engaged and involved in ░░░░░░░░ institution and working with ░░░░░░░░ who have that vision ░░░░░░░░ understand why we serve ░░░░░░░░ we serve For no ░░░░░░░░ reason than to help ░░░░░░░░ a difference for folks ░░░░░░░░ I m so grateful ░░░░░░░░ all of you for...”