[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 118 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4271-S4272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       One Big Beautiful Bill Act

  Mrs. BRITT. Mr. President, I rise today to talk about a number of 
topics. I first want to start with how thrilled I am that childcare was 
addressed in the bill that we passed last week. The affordability and 
accessibility has hung over so many Americans coast to coast that want 
or need the opportunity to reengage in the workforce. And we took 
action to make a difference--to make it easier for parents to keep more 
of their hard-earned money to be able to do just that.
  It wouldn't have been possible, obviously, without that bill and the 
Republican conference coming together and

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actually deciding to effect change for hard-working families across 
this Nation.
  We worked diligently, though, before that was even an option, 
building a coalition in a bipartisan way to address the affordability 
and accessibility of childcare.
  I want to take a minute to thank Senator Tim Kaine. The Britt-Kaine 
proposal is what much of this was pulled from. We worked together to 
build that coalition to make sure that we were getting it right for the 
American people, in that we both had team members that worked 
diligently and around the clock.
  I want to thank Rebecca Howard from his team for the work that she 
put in--tireless work. She happens to be an Alabamian from Alex City, 
AL, working hand in glove with Maggie McPherson from our team.
  Maggie dedicated so much time and energy to getting this right. As a 
result of their hard work--along with Stephen Newton, Sean Ross, and 
Caroline Moore--Americans are going to have more opportunity, parents 
are going to be able to rely on childcare and have it accessible to 
them, businesses--large and small--are going to get to be a part of the 
solution.
  I am so proud that the Republican conference came together and 
finally updated the Tax Code. It had not been updated since 1986 and 
2001 to double what parents get moving forward. I want to thank the 
team that worked so diligently for weeks and months leading up to that 
to make that happen.