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Jahana Hayes: “People make so many of their families economic and financial…”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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May 13th 2024_ Congresswoman Jahana Hayes

Published | Video Starts at 25:18

And I think when that happens, it humanizes the problem, and more people are invested into coming up with a solution. This is not just a problem for low income families. This is for everyone in our state. And People make so many of their families economic and financial decisions around how much they have to pay for childcare. That's generally the first thing they do, and oftentimes that's higher than their mortgage, higher than college tuition, higher than medical bills. So really amplifying that, providing. (25:18–25:28)

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Asserts that childcare costs significantly influence family economic decisions.

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