Zohran Mamdani: “Universal childcare will place at least $20,000 per child…”

“And it won't just rewrite statistics like the ones that tell us that families with kids under 6 are twice as likely to leave New York City as those without kids. It Universal childcare will place at least $20,000 per child back in the pockets of parents across our city. and will make it possible for countless parents to return to the careers they love. I stand here next to the first mom governor of New York State, someone who had to leave a job she loved when she had her children.” (05:50–06:02)

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