Which VP pick truly upholds family values? Experts say it's Tim Walz all the way

Which VP pick truly upholds family values? Experts say it's Tim Walz all the way
Despite JD Vance's attempt to paint himself as "pro-parent," Walz's policies are what actually help families

By Nicole Karlis
Senior Writer
Published August 9, 2024 5:30AM (EDT)


(Salon) Donald Trump’s nominee for Vice President, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), has become infamous for criticizing miserable “childless cat ladies.” In a resurfaced statement from 2021, Vance stated that the country is run by childless women who are unhappy due to their life choices. Alongside these comments, Vance has tried to position himself as an advocate for heterosexual parents with biological children.

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Nonetheless, as Vance has voiced his concerns about people not having enough children, yet most recently skipped the vote in Congress to pass a $78 billion tax-cut package that would have expanded the child tax credit, a bill which would have benefited an estimated 16 million children nationwide. (Republicans who voted against it expressed concerns that it would disincentivize people from working.)

In contrast is Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, who as governor of Minnesota has been on a mission to make the state, in his words, "the best in the country to have kids." Walz enacted a law that enshrined “reproductive freedom” into Minnesota’s state constitution. He signed a paid family and medical leave law due to go into effect in 2026 that will give workers 12 weeks at 90 percent of their pay to care for a newborn or sick family member. He launched a $316 million grant program to increase pay for childcare workers and an additional $6 million to expand childcare businesses in Minnesota. In 2023, Walz expanded the state’s childcare credit to $1,750 a year, making it the highest in the country. That same year he passed a bill that made free lunch at school available to all Minnesota students.

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“When we look at Tim Walz's record, it's more than just rhetoric about working families — he's delivered,” Ravi Mangla, a spokesperson for the Working Families Party, told Salon in a phone interview. “As governor with a narrow one-seat majority, he passed paid family leave, expanded child tax credit, made record investments in public education — we know that he backs up his words with action.” ..................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/09/tim-walz-is-the-real-family-man/