I think there's a whole bunch of them, so I can't speak for them, but I know that that's one of the reasons we have not been meeting. Would you sign a budget if child care counts was not funded? … Absolutely. … I'm not sure about that. So you're saying that is part of the conversation right now? Sure, absolutely. Would you want to see it at the same levels that it was at during the pandemic? (01:20–01:22)
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