On the recordDecember 3, 2015
I rise to talk about an amendment that deals with a fundamental issue for working families, and that is the cost childcare. By way of example, the weekly cost of childcare in Pennsylvania, roughly over the last 30 years, has gone up by 70 percent. In a State like ours that can mean over $10,600 per infant per family. We want to make sure this credit is fully available to working families. We want to increase the maximum amount to $3,000. Finally, we want to make sure it is fully refundable. This amendment is paid for by offsets. I thank Senator Baldwin for the great work she did with us on this amendment. I ask unanimous consent that Senators Murray and Reed of Rhode Island be added as cosponsors of this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Wyoming.
