Michelle Bowman: “Prior to coming to Congress, I worked in education for 20 years. I served as a public school elementary teacher, a high…”

“Prior to coming to Congress, I worked in education for 20 years. I served as a public school elementary teacher, a high school counselor, and a middle school principal for 10\1/2\ years, and I can tell you without a doubt that the Build Back Better Act is going to be transformative for our democracy for generations to come. The reasons are many, including climate change and investments in home care; however, our investments in our children, particularly in early childhood education, focusing on expanding the child tax credit, universal pre-K programs, and making sure we have almost universal childcare, will prepare our children--our babies--to enter kindergarten hitting the ground running. As we know, when we invest in early childhood education, we have much better health, education, and economic outcomes with decreased costs in prison as well as healthcare. So this is an exciting time, and I am blessed to be a part of this Congress during this time. I just want to celebrate the Build Back Better Act's investment in our youngest, most precious resource: our babies and our children. ____________________”