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Lamar Alexander: “Am I correct that two major goals of the Act were from the beginning to allow each State maximum flexibility in…”

On the recordJune 14, 2016
Am I correct that two major goals of the Act were from the beginning to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and to promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions regarding the child care services?
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander questions about the goals of the child care Act regarding state flexibility and parental choice.

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