The past year and a half have posed enormous challenges for families, and especially working parents — many of whom have been pushed out of the workforce due to a lack of access to child care.
The American Families Plan would play a key role in addressing this issue. Today, low- and middle-income families spend, on average, more than seven percent of their income on child care. By providing free universal preschool for every child and direct support to families through comprehensive paid family and medical leave, the American Families plan will help families afford the basic expenses that so many in our communities struggle to cover.
Last week, I joined Representatives Katherine Clark and Lori Trahan in supporting the American Families Plan — we hosted the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors for a tour of a day care center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
We heard from working parents who talked about the challenges they face in figuring out how to manage work and school, while also providing great child care.
Free, high quality care and better pay for caregivers will help ensure working families don’t need to choose between contributing to their households and providing child care.
Thank you,
Ayanna
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