House Bill proposed aimed at protecting and promoting breastfeeding in the workplace
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[{'start': '0.480', 'end': '6.240', 'text': 'Last year, Texas saw around 400,000'}, {'start': '3.600', 'end': '8.720', 'text': 'newborn babies. Most of them start off'}, {'start': '6.240', 'end': '10.400', 'text': "receiving breast milk. I'm Michaela"}, {'start': '8.720', 'end': '12.800', 'text': 'Chavez, your Sunrise Neighborhood News'}, {'start': '10.400', 'end': '14.480', 'text': "reporter downtown. A House bill that's"}, {'start': '12.800', 'end': '17.039', 'text': 'meant to support breastfeeding and'}, {'start': '14.480', 'end': '19.199', 'text': 'reduce barriers here in Texas continues'}, {'start': '17.039', 'end': '22.039', 'text': 'to make its way through the legislature'}, {'start': '19.199', 'end': '24.640', 'text': 'and has support from all across the'}, {'start': '22.039', 'end': '27.279', 'text': "state. It's an unfortunate truth you"}, {'start': '24.640', 'end': '29.920', 'text': 'hear from many new breastfeeding moms.'}, {'start': '27.279', 'end': '32.960', 'text': "We're nervous about um advocating for"}, {'start': '29.920', 'end': '34.880', 'text': 'ourselves and for our rights to provide'}, {'start': '32.960', 'end': '37.920', 'text': 'this milk for our babies. Like Jessica'}, {'start': '34.880', 'end': '39.600', 'text': 'Katrumpus, I became a mom 11 years ago.'}, {'start': '37.920', 'end': '42.000', 'text': "She's the breastfeeding educator lead"}, {'start': '39.600', 'end': '44.079', 'text': 'for My Pure Delivery, a lactation clinic'}, {'start': '42.000', 'end': '46.800', 'text': 'that educates families through classes'}, {'start': '44.079', 'end': '48.160', 'text': 'and support groups. You know, we see,'}, {'start': '46.800', 'end': '50.399', 'text': 'like I said, thousands of moms every'}, {'start': '48.160', 'end': '53.760', 'text': 'year. But the moms they see have similar'}, {'start': '50.399', 'end': '55.680', 'text': 'struggles after delivery. About 83% of'}, {'start': '53.760', 'end': '57.680', 'text': 'moms will start off breastfeeding and'}, {'start': '55.680', 'end': '59.199', 'text': 'then by three months the amount of'}, {'start': '57.680', 'end': '62.079', 'text': 'babies who are still exclusively'}, {'start': '59.199', 'end': '64.640', 'text': 'breastfed is down to closer to 50%.'}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '66.560', 'text': "There's many reasons for the drop, but a"}, {'start': '64.640', 'end': '69.680', 'text': 'big one is just the lack of workplace'}, {'start': '66.560', 'end': '72.400', 'text': 'support and the lack of societal support'}, {'start': '69.680', 'end': '74.560', 'text': "really. That's what House Bill 1127 is"}, {'start': '72.400', 'end': '77.119', 'text': 'working to address. Introduced by'}, {'start': '74.560', 'end': '79.680', 'text': 'District 38 Representative Aaron Gomez,'}, {'start': '77.119', 'end': '81.600', 'text': 'the bill is aimed at not only protecting'}, {'start': '79.680', 'end': '84.560', 'text': "but promoting a woman's right to"}, {'start': '81.600', 'end': '85.920', 'text': 'breastfeed and pump in the workplace. I'}, {'start': '84.560', 'end': '87.600', 'text': "think there's this pervasive idea that"}, {'start': '85.920', 'end': '88.640', 'text': 'if a mother returns to work, she should'}, {'start': '87.600', 'end': '90.159', 'text': 'just give up breastfeeding because'}, {'start': '88.640', 'end': '93.200', 'text': "that's what makes it easier for everyone"}, {'start': '90.159', 'end': '94.799', 'text': 'else, right? It makes it easier for her'}, {'start': '93.200', 'end': '96.079', 'text': 'productivity during the day. It makes it'}, {'start': '94.799', 'end': '98.640', 'text': 'easy. It makes it more comfortable for'}, {'start': '96.079', 'end': '101.040', 'text': 'everybody in the office. A stigma many'}, {'start': '98.640', 'end': '103.520', 'text': 'like Gomez and Katraus are trying to'}, {'start': '101.040', 'end': '105.759', 'text': 'break. All of this really comes down to'}, {'start': '103.520', 'end': '108.320', 'text': "the health of our babies, right? It's"}, {'start': '105.759', 'end': '110.240', 'text': "it's giving our babies the best start in"}, {'start': '108.320', 'end': '112.880', 'text': "life. It's giving them the opportunity"}, {'start': '110.240', 'end': '115.439', 'text': 'to have better health. Katrus says that'}, {'start': '112.880', 'end': '117.520', 'text': "if the bill passes, she hopes it'll also"}, {'start': '115.439', 'end': '120.079', 'text': 'increase education about breastfeeding'}, {'start': '117.520', 'end': '121.680', 'text': 'benefits for employers. It can protect'}, {'start': '120.079', 'end': '124.079', 'text': 'the mother from chronic disease later in'}, {'start': '121.680', 'end': '127.200', 'text': 'her life. It increases the quality of'}, {'start': '124.079', 'end': '128.879', 'text': 'the maternal child bond, right? So, um'}, {'start': '127.200', 'end': '130.959', 'text': "that's good for mental health, right?"}, {'start': '128.879', 'end': '132.879', 'text': 'that breastfeeding has been shown to'}, {'start': '130.959', 'end': '134.800', 'text': 'reduce postpartum depression because'}, {'start': '132.879', 'end': '136.879', 'text': "it's not just about diving right back"}, {'start': '134.800', 'end': '140.120', 'text': "into work. It's about protecting the"}, {'start': '136.879', 'end': '142.319', 'text': 'mother and her baby now and in the'}, {'start': '140.120', 'end': '144.400', 'text': 'future. So far, the bill has been'}, {'start': '142.319', 'end': '146.160', 'text': 'introduced and given a number and is now'}, {'start': '144.400', 'end': '148.080', 'text': 'waiting to be scheduled for a committee'}, {'start': '146.160', 'end': '150.480', 'text': 'meeting. With your neighborhood news'}, {'start': '148.080', 'end': '153.280', 'text': "downtown, I'm Michaela Chavez, Chris"}, {'start': '150.480', 'end': '153.280', 'text': 'News.'}]