Gwen Moore: “Some San Diego child care providers say they are being harassed and fear for their safety amid a campaign by…”

“Some San Diego child care providers say they are being harassed and fear for their safety amid a campaign by conservative activists and the Trump administration over broad but unsubstantiated suggestions of fraud. Meanwhile, billions of dollars in child care funding is up in the air after the Trump administration last week moved to freeze $10 billion in funding for social services, including child care and cash assistance for low-income families, in five Democratic-led states until it investigates. A New York federal judge temporarily halted the freeze on Friday, a day after the five states challenged the freeze in court. The states called it a politically motivated, ``extraordinary and cruel action'' and said the administration has shown neither evidence of fraud nor the legal authority to withhold mandated program funding. The freeze could affect $5 billion in funding due to California that helps pay for state child care subsidy programs serving more than 300,000 children of low-income families.”