Read her testimony. Rep. Tauscher's original amendment, along with all other amendments to the Bush tax cut voted on a few weeks ago were rejected by the committee and not even allowed to be considered by the House of Representatives . Read her testimony. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the committee for this opportunity to discuss the upcoming budget and the importance of quality, affordable and accessible child care to American working families. As a Member of Congress and a working parent, I know firsthand the challenges of finding quality child care.
Child care is something that affects every working family in America.
Today more parents single and married are working than ever before. As we speak, more than 10 million children of working mothers are in child care. Millions of American working families deal with their own child care crises almost on a daily basis. While it is not our duty to make these decisions for families, we can help them with the decisions they have made for themselves. Our children must be our top priority.