So I directed $170 million in emergency funding to keep our child care industry afloat. But folks, that was 15 months ago. We must do better than nothing when it comes to making child care more affordable. Our state budget will once again include sustainable ongoing funding to make sure our child care accounts program permanent. including infesting over $500 million aimed at lowering child care costs. Supporting this critical industry, investing in employer sponsored child prescriptions and life saving medication like insulin are also too darn high. (39:11–39:22)
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Asserts that the state budget will include funding to make the childcare accounts program permanent.
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