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Joni Ernst: “I think we need to modify the way we think about childcare because not everybody works a 9 to 5 position.”

On the recordJuly 25, 2023
I think we need to modify the way we think about childcare because not everybody works a 9 to 5 position.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Advocating for flexible childcare options for working parents.

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