Senate Republicans Caution Against Rushed Federal Involvement in Child Care Crisis

Senate Republicans encouraged lawmakers to “think” before they act when considering what involvement the federal government should have in U.S. child care.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee convened on May 31 to discuss the child care crisis that some Americans are experiencing as well as potential solutions to meet the needs of working families and child care workers.
The hearing saw lawmakers from both sides of the aisle presenting their perspectives on the matter, with HELP Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pushing for more federal funding for child care and ranking Republican member Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who is a physician, telling his fellow lawmakers that they should think, not “just do something.”…}