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Duckworth, Davis introduce child care legislation
May 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., have joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and introduced legislation to expand child care availability.
H.R. 3155/S. 1587 the Small Business Child Care Investment Act would make non-profit child care providers that are small businesses eligible to participate in all loan programs available through the Small Business Administration (SBA) – the same opportunity currently provided to for-profit providers –thereby supporting these small businesses in expanding the availability of affordable, high-quality child care to more working families.
“Child care isn’t a ‘nice to have’ it’s a must have for working families,” Duckworth said. “I’ll keep working to make sure child care centers in Illinois and across the country have what they need to get to the other side of this