“Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal.”
What PolitiFact found
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill in 2023 that provides paid family leave starting in January 2026. Democrats in Congress have proposed the Family Act since 2013, but this paid family leave plan has not progressed.
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In short
Pete Buttigieg (Transportation Department Secretary) made this claim around 11 August 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 August 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Pete Buttigieg has 33 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 5 of them false or fake, 17 misleading or mixed and 5 true.
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