Political Quotes

“This is a modest proposal that is designed to do what all of us agree needs to be done. We have provided over the last number of years some significant support for child care in this country. For example, there is the Child Care Development Block Grant program which Senator Hatch and I authored back in the mid-1980's. There is also the Head Start program, which has been very, very helpful to so many families in this country in providing a positive learning environment for children. There is also the current child care tax credit. All of these are designed to provide assistance to those families today who are trying to juggle the very difficult task of providing an income for their families and also a safer environment for their children. Good quality child care can no longer be considered a luxury. There are 13 million children every day in this country who are placed in child care settings. There are an awful lot of single parents out there raising families. There are two-income families that are providing for their children. These families want to be sure that their children are in a safe place.”