Senators Murray, Casey, Kaine, and Hirono Urge Congressional Action Ahead of Child Care Funding Cliff as New Century Foundation Report Warns of Major Economic Consequences

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"When Senate Democrats passed the American Rescue Plan, we kept 220,000 providers' doors open and saved child care slots for nearly 10 million kids across our country. But with much of the funding we provided expiring this fall, it's more important than ever that we take comprehensive action to prevent the child care crisis from going from bad to worse. As The Century Foundation's report makes clear, the coming cliff could force providers to lay off staff or shut down, force parents to leave work when they lose their child care, and take a wrecking ball to our economic recovery--unless we take action. The child care industry holds up every other sector of our economy--so we can't afford to kick this can down the road, leaving families and our economy in the lurch. Congress must take action to tackle the child care crisis now."

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