Child Care
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tina Smith (D-MN) today introduced a pair of bicameral bills aimed at improving access to nutritious meals for children in child care settings by making critical updates to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Bob Casey (D-PA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a bicameral group of 100 lawmakers in writing to congressional leadership reaffirming their support for robust funding for child care in the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding legislation.
“The extra money gave them financial breathing room. Instead of deciding between rent and child care, school supplies or food on the table, families could cover their immediate needs and think about the future in a positive way,” Bonamici said.
“Working with the Biden administration, Democrats in Congress delivered a policy that truly worked — and worked for those who need it the most. Because it worked, and worked so well, we must bring it back.”
Washington, DC – In recognition of National Apprenticeship Week, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), Donald Norcross (NJ-1), and Debbie Dingell (MI-6) introduced the Apprentice-Related Child Care (ARCC) Act. The bill would establish a child care stipend pilot program available to Americans enrolled in Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeship programs.