Gillibrand Champions Bipartisan Bill to Combat Child Care Crisis with $100 Million Federal Investment
(WNY News Now) Senator Kirsten Gillibrand proposes legislation to contribute $100 million in federal funds to strengthen the workforce and expand facilities in order to address the growing lack of affordable child care.
Washington, D.C. To present her bipartisan legislation to address the national lack of affordable child care, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand hosted a virtual press conference. Compared to all but four states, nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers reside in areas with inadequate access to child care. Under Gillibrand's measure, states would get $100 million in federal cash over five years to construct or expand child care centers and assist in developing a skilled workforce.
Working parents must have access to high-quality, reasonably priced child care, but millions of New Yorke...