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Working class and the middle class of this country. that was the fear. that fear if manchin continues along this path, turned out to be justified. >> senator manchin is opposed to getting rid of the filibuster, something a lot of progressives want to do, only takes 51 votes instead of 60 to pass legislation. what's your message to the millions of americans who were hoping for the enhanced child tax credit extension, new child care programs, health care subsidies, paid family leave environmental measures, et cetera, is the biden agenda dead? >> well, let me say this also, when you talk about ge...

But we understood that if we didn't keep it together, there would be those who would pass the infrastructure bill and not deal with the needs of the working class and the middle class of this country. that was the fear. that fear if manchin continues along this path, turned out to be justified. >> senator manchin is opposed to getting rid of the filibuster, something a lot of progressives want to do, only takes 51 votes instead of 60 to pass legislation. what's your message to the millions of americans who were hoping for the enhanced child tax credit extension, new child care programs, health...

An hour, far less than k through 12 teachers. in this competitive hiring market, other industries are raising wages to attract workers. >> this developmental time is the most critical in the human life cycle and yet, we're competing against other minimum wage jobs. >> reporter: the american rescue plan passed by congress in march spent billions to keep the child care industry afloat. it helped nurseries raise wages a dollar an hour, but a worker here still workers a second job at home depot. >> i'm living check to check getting behind on my bills. >> reporter: now taking 15% fewer students. >>...

And getting behind on my bills. >> reporter: with the staff shortage worsening, nurturing is now taking 15% fewer students. how long could a family be on the wait list? >> they may be on it for the better part of 2022. >> reporter: across the u.s., roughly 10% of child care programs have closed. others are downsizing. and many parents are seeing prices rise and wait lists go. >> parents, predominantly women, can't go back to work. >> reporter: a recent survey found 84% of parents feel overwhelmed by the cost of child care, and nearly 240 20% have quit a job because of it. the average annual co...

Care industry afloat. it helped nurture and raise wages a dollar an hour. but he works a second job at home depot. >> i was working check to check and i was getting behind on my bills. >> he is now taking 15% fewer students. >> how long could families sit on a wait list. . >> they may sit on a wait list for the better part of 2022. >> across the u.s., roughly 10% of child care programs have closed. others are downsizing. many parents are seeing prices rise and wait lists grow. >> parents, predominantly women, can't go back to work. . >> a recent survey found 84% of parents are overwhelmed by t...