Harris proposes six months paid leave for all workers in new plan

Paid leave would be available to all workers under the proposal, including part-time employees, self-employed workers, and independent contractors

The 2020 Democratic candidate announced her proposal -- part of her"Children's Agenda" -- in Iowa on the second day of a three-day campaign tour across the state. Harris' Iowa push comes as part of her campaign's renewed focus on voters in the Hawkeye state.If elected President, Harris promises in the plan to"put children at the center of her decision-making and treat their needs with the same urgency and importance as we treat any other national priority." .

The office would be funded through a"combination of employer and employee payroll contributions and government expenditures paid for by tax increases on the top one percent and big corporations," according to the campaign.

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