Jessica Ramos: “I want to build out a system much like we did with universal…”

“People need food access now. People need access to good jobs and to universal childcare now. And we've been delaying. As a mom of two, she says expanding childcare is personal. I want to build out a system much like we did with universal pre k, just start working backwards, making 3k universal and baselining the funding for that. With a background in community work at City hall and labor unions, Ramos says she knows how to get things done. I have seen firsthand how the interagency magic happens.” (01:05–01:15)

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