This is in part because of a limited supply of childcare centers, and because of difficulty filling staff vacancies.

I recently introduced a bill that would increase funding for early intervention services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to better support infants and toddlers with disabilities.

Far too many parents cannot afford high quality childcare, even if they can find it.

We have got situations where we would love to ensure that all of our childcare workers, all of our childcare families are licensed providers.

Families across the country are struggling with rising costs, including the high cost of childcare.

Our childcare system is fundamentally broken.

Another challenge that we have looked at within Build Back Better would require that providers participate in their state's quality improvement system.

The fraud, the hundreds of billions of dollars probably sent to people that did not need it is a scandal.

I think that is important for us all to be speaking with one voice, to prioritize the best ways to have the most efficient and most impactful results.

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