Political Quotes

“well, first, I want to thank my dear friend and our great leader and chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for her positive words on this bill and her reminder to all of us that our work is not done and particularly for her work on one of the most urgent issues facing American families: childcare. I don't know of a single Member of this Senate, Democrat or Republican, who has done more to push the issue of childcare and get it done than the senior Senator from the great State of Washington, and I thank her for that. I want to thank my colleagues Senator Kaine and Senator Blumenthal, who have also been such strong leaders on this issue. I am here to say that what they are saying--Senator Murray, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Kaine--is right. We need to do something in this country to lower childcare costs and increase its availability. I pledge to my colleagues and to the American people that I will keep working with Senator Murray until we get something done to increase access to high-quality childcare for working families. We all know that, today, families pay more for childcare than at any point in American history. Amazingly, sometimes families have to pay more for childcare than they would pay for a mortgage. It is out of reach. Some people forget how the world has changed. When I was a kid, my dad had this little junky exterminating business. My mom was what was then called a housewife.…”