Stephanie Bice is a busy woman. She sits on four committees — double the usual most House members get — represents the class of 2020 on the Republican leadership team, and is the vice chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus. Oh, and she’s chairing a subcommittee with a modest mission of fixing all that’s wrong with Congress.
So, perhaps it’s no surprise that the Oklahoma Republican appreciates the need to take some time for other activities every now and then: She’s helping lead a bipartisan effort to pass a paid family leave bill.
Even though the United States is the only industrialized nation without a paid leave policy, getting a bill through this Congress will be tough, in large part because her party is looking to cut spending, not create another entitlement program or impose new business mandates.
