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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 22, 2015
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Senate supports efforts to: (1) provide childcare assistance to each working family that needs it; (2) make childcare affordable; (3) ensure that childcare is available so that parents in the 24-hour economy can access high-quality care; (4) guarantee that each family eligible for childcare receives it by creating a system that expands with need; (5) improve the quality of childcare; and (6) provide sufficient federal, state, and local investment to ensure resources for high-quality jobs and affordable childcare.
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Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D–WA
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7473-7474)
Introduced in Senate
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