Eric Adams: “We want universal child care.”

“Just get out of the way and give them the opportunity, opportunity to fill these jobs in the city. And we're going to do this particularly for the women who are in this room. We want universal child care. Universal child care. We all know what happened when mothers stay home to raise the children. Their careers are stymied. They don't get promoted, they don't get the opportunities.” (21:36–21:41)

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