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Going to have universal pre-k, no caps, no anything. every child in this country, finally, will start education as pre-k so we can have a healthy start, do the smart investments, that well be able to lower cos lower the costs for families, i believe we will absolutely get this done. >> you and i have talked before, senator, on the intersection of policy coming from the hill and working parents, working moms specifically. any working parent dealing with this issue of paid leave. we know there has...

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, pens a letter in support of paid family leave as Congress weighs in on the proposal from the Biden administration.

Translated, 38% crediting biden for the enhanced child tax credit, which is the crown jewel of his domestic agenda now ask something hes trying to extend until 2025. that is an abysmal number f your proposition to the electorate is, hey, i gave you, the working parent, $300 a month to help with your child, and the parent says thanks, its been helpful. who gave it to me? i dont recall you doing it. you do have a moral case. the actual reduction in childhood poverty has been an immense success. in...

Jewel of his massive agenda right now. something hes trying to extend to 2025. that is an abysmal number, if your proposition for the electorate is hey, i gave you, the working parent, $300 a month to help with your child, and appearances, thanks, it helps, but who gave it to me? i dont recall you doing it. then youre not connecting politically, youre doing morally. the actual reduction in childhood poverty has been an immense success, but an electoral case a fumble. >> youve studied this kind o...

You talk about taxes, my constituents very much want the middle class tax cuts in this bill, the child tax cut that virtually everybody, every working parent in my district is benefiting from right now. they want their state and local tax deductions back. thats in president bidens bill. they want the childcare. they want the family medical leave. and as far as other taxes, if you go door to door in your hometown of westfield, i dont think you will find a single person, republican or democrat, wh...

Priority and not disabled as well? let�*s talk now to a former senior civil servants who worked in the cabinet office. thank you for talking to us. your response to the call for essential workers to be prioritised? it call for essential workers to be prioritised?— call for essential workers to be rioritised? , ., prioritised? it is not as easy as it sounds. ministers _ prioritised? it is not as easy as it sounds. ministers ended - prioritised? it is not as easy as it sounds. ministers ended ...

And career. >> we were fortunate. our experience with child care was definitely not the norm at the time and it is far from the norm today. looking back, im not sure whether i would be here in this job today if i didnt have an excellent babysitter 40 years ago. >> that is her truth. far from the norm today. less than 12% of job gains went to women last month. mostly because we do not have good, affordable child care. it is hard to come by. her point was important. ask yourself. what does every s...

Spread. but, you know, theres only so much you can do as a parent, especially if youre a working parent and struggling to pay bills. you have to trust that the schools will go the extra step to protect their children. and i just cant say how concerning it is that we have leaders that are working against us while were trying to deal with an emergency situation in which our hospitals are filling up. you quoted the statistics regarding hospitalization rates, which are number one in the country for ...

Energy not necessarily talking about what kids are going to learn in school but about whats printed on a calendar? >> absolutely. i mean, perhaps, a healthy debate at a later date and time there is so many more pressing need that need to be attended to. as a district, we are still not back full time. the kids only go to school half days which as a working parent extremely difficult to help, you know, educate them. and everyone is suffering. the students are suffering. you know, emotionally and c...

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