John,

Late last month, Montana Democrats introduced a bill that would have expanded child care assistance to working and middle-class families across the state. But almost immediately, Republicans voted down this commonsense legislation.

Their solution to the child care crisis? Just let the “market forces” work on it.

Let’s be perfectly clear: The “market forces” that Republicans are hailing as the solution have caused the cost of child care to skyrocket! On average, Montana households pay $350 a week for care for children under the age of five. That’s roughly 33% of the state’s average weekly wage!

Hard-working Montanans paying a full third of their earnings for child care is not sustainable, John. That’s why Democrats are fighting every day to pass real solutions in the Montana Legislature, instead of sitting idly by as thousands of Montanans struggle.

If that’s a mission you can get behind, will you pitch in today to support the Montana Democratic Party? The cost of child care in our state is nothing less than a crisis, and we need your grassroots support to prove that to out-of-touch Montana Republicans.

With gratitude,

Montana Democrats