He's all heart.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will not be out-wingnutted in this race to the 19th century that we're calling the Republican presidential campaign. Of course he's not going to support
modern things like parental leave laws.
"I think maternity leave and paternity leave are wonderful things. I support them personally," he said in remarks released in video on Friday. "But I don't think the federal government should be in the business of mandating them."
Yet without a mandate, more than 70 percent of employers offer no paid maternity leave and more than 80 percent don’t offer paid paternity leave. That leaves 88 percent of the workforce without paid family leave if they have a new child.
But, hey, if you or your spouse is a U.S. senator or a
Goldman Sachs executive, then you don't have to worry so much about how to manage worklife with a new baby. What's the big deal for the rest of us?