[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      BUILD BACK BETTER CHILDCARE

  (Mr. AUCHINCLOSS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
inclusion of universal childcare and early education as part of the 
President's Build Back Better legislative agenda.
  In Massachusetts, a family with two young children spends on average 
28 percent of their income on childcare for 1 year. The Build Back 
Better Act will provide universal, high-quality, free preschool for 
every three-and four-year-old in America. It will ensure that a four-
person Massachusetts family making up to $170,000 pays no more than 7 
percent of their income on high-quality childcare.
  Investing in the health and education of our children is the best 
long-term investment our country can make. With our future in mind, we 
must provide access to as many families as possible, as soon as 
possible. This will require raising provider wages to a living wage 
immediately and ensuring that more families can benefit in year one 
when we pass the Build Back Better Act.

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