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Debbie Stabenow: “The average child care costs for families today equal somebody working 40 hours a week for a year at minimum wage.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
The average child care costs for families today equal somebody working 40 hours a week for a year at minimum wage.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Stabenow highlights the high cost of child care relative to minimum wage earnings.

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