'It is a complete shame that the Senate's Inflation Reduction Act does not include inflation-fighting funding for child care.' SolveChildCare NAEYC MomsRising
"It is a complete shame that the Senate's Inflation Reduction Act does not include inflation-fighting funding for child care."Advocates for children and parents on Friday highlighted what they say is a major oversight in the Inflation Reduction Act, the climate and tax billthis week after months of negotiations between Sen. Joe Manchin and Democratic leaders, as the package included no funding to help shore up struggling child care facilities across the United States.
Despite the rippling effects the crisis has had throughout the economy—with parents forced to leave their jobs or change their work schedules to accommodate child care needs, amounting toin lost earnings and placing a burden on employers—the struggles of the child care providers and parents were not addressed in the bill unveiled by Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer —and backed by the White House.
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