Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), his wife Erin Morrow Hawley, and daughter Abigail Hawley, speak with Vice President Kamala Harris on January 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Key takeaways • Conservative policymakers say they want more parents to stay home with their children, but it’s not clear that approaches like baby bonuses or bigger child tax will work. • One possibility is to pay lower-income parents to stay home, potentially by pairing a national paid parental leave program with no-strings-attached cash allowance for new parents. Such a policy would also help...

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