… ledger wouldn't make Kyrsten Sinema give a little curtsy and vote no. That was a frustrating, aggravating process right up until the minute that childcare dropped off the bill entirely. We lost childcare because not enough Democrats who were already in office were actually willing to fight for it. They just backed off. And I believe down to my bones that Democrats who think there is no reward for fighting to deliver universal child care are just dead wrong. (10:17–10:26)
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