The birth or adoption of a child is usually a happy time,but it can also be a stressful period for parents who need time to adjust at home and money to pay the bills.
孩子的出生或被收养通常是一段快乐的时光， 但对那些需要时间在家调整、需要钱来支付费用的父母来说，这也可能是-段充满压力的时期。
Vicky Shabo of the Washington Think Tank New America says paid leave is critical to families.
华盛顿智库“新美国”的维姬沙博表示，带薪休假对家庭至关重要。
A growing body of research about the myriad ways in which paid leave for new parents helps infant and maternal mortality,
越来越多的研究表明，带薪产假在很多方面都有助于降低婴儿和产妇的死亡率，
helps fathers be able to bond with their babies,leads to better educational behavioral outcomes down the road,and obviously most importantly in that immediate moment,really makes sure that the family doesn't jeopardize their economic security.
帮助父亲与他们的孩子建立联系，从而带来更好的教育行为结果，很明显，最重要的是在这一段时间， 确保新生家庭成员不会危及他们的经济安全。
In December ,US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act,which includes new paid family leave benefits that both Democrats and Republicans pushed for.
去年12月，美国总统唐纳德特朗普签署了《国防授权法案》，其中包括民主党和共和党共同推动的新的带薪产假福利。
With morewomen working today than ever before,we now have a historic opportunity to enact long overdue reforms.
现在，妇女就业人数多于以往任何时候，我们现在有一个历史性的机会来实施早就应该进行的改革。
It's time to pass paid family leave and expand access to quality.
是时候通过带薪探亲假，增加高质量服务。
Critics say while it looked like US lawmakers agreed to a bipartisan bill,the move was rushed.
批评人士表示，尽管看起来美国议员们同意了一项两党法案，但此举过于仓促。
Rachael Rayslur is with the Heritage Foundation,a conservative Think Tank.
雷切尔.雷斯鲁尔就职于保守派智库--传统基金会。
Yeah,I just got thrown in there at the last minute,and at first it was talked about is this gonna provide paid family and medical leave,which would have also covered care for a loved one,
的确，我在最后一刻参与该讨论，一开始讨论的是提供带薪的家庭和医疗假期，这也包括照顾所爱的人,
or workers own disability and in the end,theyjust had a compromise that only providingpaid parental leave,but a more efficient wayto go about this would have been to look atthe whole system.
或者有残疾的工人。最后，他们妥协了，只提供带薪产假，但更有效的方法是审视整个系统。
The leave system as well as other types of compensation.
休假制度以及其他类型的补偿。
Others say the new law is something to celebrate.
还有人表示，新法律值得庆祝。
Sherry Luaunt is the co-founder of A Better Balance,an advocacy group for working families.
“A Better Balance”倡导为工薪家庭服务，雪莉.卢恩是联合创始人之一。
Almost every other country in the world provides some form of parental leave.
世界上几乎所有其他国家都提供某种形式的产假。
For the other nations offer some form of government mandated paid family leave,according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
根据经济合作与发展组织的数据，其他国家提供某种形式的政府强制带薪探亲假。
Shabo says eight US states and Washington DC have or are working on implementing paid family and medical leave insurance programs for their employees.
沙博表示，美国八个州和华盛顿特区已经或正在实施带薪家庭和医疗休假保险计划。
These are funded by small payroll contributions that are mandatory from employers,employees are both.
这些计划的资金来源于雇主和雇员强制缴纳的小额工资供款。
And in exchange,the worker receives а period of paid family and medical leave when they have а new child,need to care for a seriously а loved one have their own serious health issue.
作为交换，当工人有了孩子后，或者需要照顾一个病情严重的亲人，或是他们自己有严重的健康问题，他们会得到一段带薪的家庭和医疗假期。
Advocates in the US are pressing for mandated paid family leave in nationwide.
美国的倡导者正在全国范围内要求强制实施带薪探亲假。
We would also, and this is what we are working very hard to see is that,all employees are workers and the United States have access to paid family and medical leave, including parental.
我们也倡导，这是我们努力工作的结果，所有的员工都是工人，美国有带薪家庭和医疗假期，包括父母假期。
But opponents say that could be a challenge especially for small business owners.
但反对者表示，这可能是一项挑战， 尤其是对小企业主来说。
It's harder when you're a small business that maybe has three or four employees.
这对一个只有三四个员工的小公司来说更难。
And it's not just the cost of paying that worker, ,it is coming up with somebody to fill in for that employee when they're out.
不仅仅需要支付休假员工工资，还需要有人来填补员工的空缺。
The new law in the US goes into effect on October First.
美国的这项新法律将于10月1日生效。
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