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An exhausted mother of four brought in her youngest child, not even 6 months old, to the doctor’s office where I was working for a barking, unending cough.

The child care system has been falling apart for years. The “tripledemic” may be the push we need to call for reform.

Hopes for a thriving economy in the wake of COVID-19 are dependent on a robust child care system. Alas, the United States has lagged for decades in making child care affordable and accessible, and now the pandemic has exposed the system’s weaknesses.

Rep. Mondaire Jones, 34, has in total sponsored and co-sponsored 287 legislative measures, according to data analyzed by Axios.

New York Rep. Mondaire Jones (D) is the most active freshman in Congress after serving just a bit more than four months, sponsoring almost 300 bills.

Unlike restaurants or other businesses, most child-care centers can't afford to increase pay to recruit staff. And President Biden's American Families plan doesn't go far enough to address the problem.

Unlike restaurants or other businesses, most child-care centers can't afford to increase pay to recruit staff. And President Biden's American Families plan doesn't go far enough to address the problem.

On Wednesday, April 28, on his 99 th day in office, President Biden gave his first joint address to Congress. In addition to recounting the policy successes of his first three months in office, President Biden used his bully pulpit to introduce and call for the passage of the American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is a $1.8 trillion package that will reshape multiple elements of the economy. In combination with the $2 trillion American Jobs Plan introduced a few weeks ago, President...

Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., on President Biden’s first joint address to Congress and his administration’s agenda. Progressives on Wednesday viewed President Bidens latest spending plan on families as a good start, but said the $1.8 trillion proposal is still too small to provide a necessary safety net for the American public.  Bidens tax and spending plan makes major new investments in education, child care and paid family leave and is funded by raising taxes on the wealthiest American...

Elizabeth Warren Unveils $700 Billion Plan to Establish Universal Child Care Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Representatives Sara Jacobs and Mondaire Jones conduct a news conference outside the Capitol to reintroduce the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act on April 27, 2021. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images By Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) reintroduced a $700 billion plan on Tuesday to make child care more affordable for families and establish a universal child ca...