Patty Murray actually said...

"the cost of childcare jumped, on average, 47 percent during the pandemic."

"wages for childcare providers and early educators is abysmal."

"if we expect to fill the jobs that we are creating, we need to get more older workers into the workplace, and we need to get more immigrants into the workplace."

"We have an opportunity here, an obligation, a privilege to make sure we are funding our schools, and giving our educators the tools that they need to be successful."