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 investing over $500 million aimed at lowering child care costs. Supporting this critical industry, investing in employer sponsored child and when we're looking at everyday out of pocket costs, child care is not the only thing folks are struggling to afford. (43:42–43:53)
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