The common refrain since the midterms has been that a divided Congress won’t or can’t get anything done. I disagree. The election results provide a unique opportunity to put the focus squarely on working families, and one policy with a real chance is paid family leave.

Strong, stable, and thriving families are the building blocks of our society. When a couple chooses to start or grow their family, they need all the support they can get.

Last month, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Economic Security for New Parents Act, a fiscally-responsible paid-parental-leave plan that is good not only for working-class families but for the nation as a whole.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s paid family leave proposal has scrambled the usual alliances in American politics like few policies in recent memory. Rubio’s bipartisan Economic Security for New Parents Act, which he unveiled with Congresswoman Ann Wagner (D-MO), has drawn praise and fire from the Left and Right. Thanks to Ivanka Trump’s support, it has even brought Trump world together with Democrats.

It is time to put our pro-life and pro-family beliefs to action by supporting the “Economic Security for New Parents Act” just introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.).

I hope that I live long enough to see the day when women and children are fully valued for their critical role in the continuation and health of civilization. While every life requires a mother and father to begin, it is mothers who bear our future leaders and caretakers.

I hope that I live long enough to see the day when women and children are fully valued for their critical role in the continuation and health of civilization. While every life requires a mother and father to begin, it is mothers who bear our future leaders and caretakers.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has just introduced a flexible and fiscally responsible plan for new moms and dads, one that would be beneficial for many young families, including families like mine.