Meghan Markle says she was 'overjoyed' and 'overwhelmed' after the birth of Lilibet in open letter
"Like any parents, we were overjoyed. Like many parents, we were overwhelmed," she wrote.in an open letter"I'm not an elected official, and I'm not a politician. I am, like many, an engaged citizen and a parent," Markle wrote in an open letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer.
Markle told the Democratic congressional leaders she was writing"as a mom" to advocate for paid leave as the party's lawmakers debate whether the provision will make it into President Joe Biden's sweeping Build Back Better social spending bill. "We knew that by doing so, we wouldn't have to make impossible choices about childcare, work, and medical care that so many have to make every single day," she wrote.
But Meghan said paid family leave should be"a national right, rather than a patchwork option limited to those whose employers have policies in place, or those who live in one of the few states where a leave programme exists."
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