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Got this email in my spam folder for some reason. Guess how they will pay for all this free or low cost child care. Fact is the poorest people have the most kids. So those of us who focused on education, career and investments instead of having kids, now get to pay for the poor people who pop out 6-9 kids and already get free housing, healthcare, food, etc. Washington state and the US in general has turned into a socialist s hole....
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Dear friend,
Everywhere I go, from Seattle to Spokane, I hear the same thing from parents, workers, and businesses: child care is unaffordable and way too hard to find—and it's holding back families and our economy.
And as someone who got their start in politics fighting for my kids' early learning program, I know just how personal this is for so many people.
That's why today, I'm reintroducing my Child Care for Working Families Act , a bill that would transform child care in America, tackle the child care crisis head-on, and get families across our state the child care they need to go to work and thrive.
And I want to share more with you today.
Our nation's child care crisis
Here's the bottom line: this is a crisis that's hurting everyone—kids, working parents, child care workers, businesses—our entire economy.
The cost of child care has more than tripled over the last 30 years. The average Washington state family is spending 17% of their income just to send one kid to child care—and that's if they can even get off the waitlist.
All the while: child care workers—the vast majority of whom are women of color—are being paid poverty wages, and often forced to leave their jobs for better-paying work elsewhere. This has left 60% of child care providers short-staffed—meaning even fewer options for families.
And all of this is holding our economy back. When parents can't find and afford child care, they're also forced to leave their jobs and stay out of the workforce—and businesses struggle to find the workers they need. In fact, the child care shortage costs our nation $120 billion in lost wages, productivity, and tax revenue every single year.
Now that's a crisis! Simply put, our families—and our nation—cannot afford inaction.
How my plan fixes all of this
My Child Care for Working Families Act is a gamechanger.
Under my legislation, Washington state families won't pay more than 7% of their income for child care. The typical family making the median income will pay no more than $10 a day for child care —and many will pay nothing at all.
My bill will lower child care costs for families—big time. And it will also increase the number of high-quality options for parents AND ensure child care workers are paid a living wage.
On top of all that, my bill also dramatically expands access to pre-K—which is huge.
To sum it all up, my legislation will fix the child care crisis by tackling every angle of the problem. I am determined to get it signed into law to deliver real change for the people of Washington state—and end our nation's child care crisis once and for all.
In service,
Patty Murray
United States Senator for Washington state
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Dear friend,
Everywhere I go, from Seattle to Spokane, I hear the same thing from parents, workers, and businesses: child care is unaffordable and way too hard to find—and it's holding back families and our economy.
And as someone who got their start in politics fighting for my kids' early learning program, I know just how personal this is for so many people.
That's why today, I'm reintroducing my Child Care for Working Families Act , a bill that would transform child care in America, tackle the child care crisis head-on, and get families across our state the child care they need to go to work and thrive.
And I want to share more with you today.
Our nation's child care crisis
Here's the bottom line: this is a crisis that's hurting everyone—kids, working parents, child care workers, businesses—our entire economy.
The cost of child care has more than tripled over the last 30 years. The average Washington state family is spending 17% of their income just to send one kid to child care—and that's if they can even get off the waitlist.
All the while: child care workers—the vast majority of whom are women of color—are being paid poverty wages, and often forced to leave their jobs for better-paying work elsewhere. This has left 60% of child care providers short-staffed—meaning even fewer options for families.
And all of this is holding our economy back. When parents can't find and afford child care, they're also forced to leave their jobs and stay out of the workforce—and businesses struggle to find the workers they need. In fact, the child care shortage costs our nation $120 billion in lost wages, productivity, and tax revenue every single year.
Now that's a crisis! Simply put, our families—and our nation—cannot afford inaction.
How my plan fixes all of this
My Child Care for Working Families Act is a gamechanger.
Under my legislation, Washington state families won't pay more than 7% of their income for child care. The typical family making the median income will pay no more than $10 a day for child care —and many will pay nothing at all.
My bill will lower child care costs for families—big time. And it will also increase the number of high-quality options for parents AND ensure child care workers are paid a living wage.
On top of all that, my bill also dramatically expands access to pre-K—which is huge.
To sum it all up, my legislation will fix the child care crisis by tackling every angle of the problem. I am determined to get it signed into law to deliver real change for the people of Washington state—and end our nation's child care crisis once and for all.
In service,
Patty Murray
United States Senator for Washington state
