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Ayanna Pressley: “All the data bears out that [investment in childcare] is the…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Horizons for Homeless Children Visit with Congresswomen Pressley and Ocasio-Cortez

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And we have an occupant in the Oval Office that says we have to fund a war, that we don't even know why we're there, but we cannot afford to pay for childcare when that is our most important infrastructure, our babies, All the data bears out that [investment in childcare] is the greatest return on investment. It is our greatest infrastructure. So that's why we're here. I'm so grateful to the dedicated community and ecosystem of indefatigable staff here and educators and loving parents that are fighting fiercely for their children to have the kind of future that they deserve. (14:20–14:27)

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Asserts that data supports childcare investment as the greatest return on investment.

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