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Tina Smith: “This market, as you were saying, is broken. It does not function as it needs to function.”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2023
This market, as you were saying, is broken. It does not function as it needs to function.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Describes the childcare market as broken based on feedback from families and providers.

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