Give Workers the Same Health Protections Congress Enjoys

Pass guaranteed paid sick leave for American workers. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for weeks, receiving what his office calls "excellent care," with his Senate salary continuing uninterrupted. That's a benefit most of the people he represents will never see. The U.S. remains the only wealthy country in the world that doesn't guarantee workers a single day of paid sick leave — and McConnell helped make sure it stayed that way. In late 2020, McConnell blocked a Democratic effort to extend paid family and sick leave during a pandemic. In 2022, he voted against giving railway workers just seven days of sick leave. Congress built itself a safety net and then spent decades pulling up the ladder. Workers who get sick face a brutal choice: lose income or lose their job. That's not a personal failing — it's a policy failure, and it's fixable. Support legislation that guarantees paid sick leave for all workers. What's good enough for a senator recovering in the hospital is good enough for a nurse, a warehouse worker, or a teacher.