I thank the gentlewoman so much for her words. I do think it is important to remember what it actually means for a family. In New Mexico, the average cost of infant care is $8,617. That makes New Mexico one of 33 States and D.C. where infant care is more expensive than college. The Build Back Better plan will limit that to 7 percent of your income. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Watson Coleman) on Build Back Better and what we have been fighting for and why we must get this done.
Teresa Leger Fernandez: “I thank the gentlewoman so much for her words. I do think it is important to remember what it actually means for a…”
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