"Our childcare system is fundamentally broken."
"In year one of our plan, two-thirds of working families would pay no more than 7 percent of their income for childcare."
"Another challenge that we have looked at within Build Back Better would require that providers participate in their state's quality improvement system."
"In my state, childcare costs more than college tuition, and nationally 4 out of 10 parents have gone into debt due to the cost of childcare."
"This is in part because of a limited supply of childcare centers, and because of difficulty filling staff vacancies."
"Far too many parents cannot afford high quality childcare, even if they can find it."
"Families across the country are struggling with rising costs, including the high cost of childcare."
"Childcare shouldn't be an extra mortgage."
"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."
"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."
"The fraud, the hundreds of billions of dollars probably sent to people that did not need it is a scandal."