Minnesota daycare owner Liz Harris: “If you want a stable economy that is strong, you have to have child care.”
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for Minnesota’s working families, as child care options became even more unaffordable and enrollment decreased. While Minnesota received $325 million in federal funding from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan to support the state’s child care industry amid the pandemic, more must be done — and Democrats in Washington have introduced two historic plans that would invest millions more in Minnesota’s children and families.
“It’s far past time for congressional Republicans to join Democrats and a majority of Americans — including Republican voters — in delivering this once-in-a-century opportunity for hard-working Minnesotans by passing both the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan,” said Minnesota DFL Chairman Ken Martin. “The GOP should stop playing partisan politics with our children’s future and support common-sense policies that support Minnesota’s working families.”
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