Child care

“Expand affordable child care and paid family leave”

“Expand access to affordable child care and early learning”

“He’s also fighting to make high-quality child care more available and affordable in rural communities to support all Ohio parents and our economy.”

“Lower the cost of child care for parents and caregivers, both those who work and those who stay at home.”

“Roy Cooper would lower the cost of child care by expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, putting money in the pockets of working families to help pay for their child care, ensuring we increase the number of qualified, quality child care providers, and making it easier for employers to help you afford child care, too.”

“Roy plans to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to put money back in the pockets of working families. He also supports growing the child care workforce, lowering the cost of child care by increasing the amount of quality care offered. He’d also cut unnecessary red tape that makes child care facilities more expensive, while encouraging companies to help their employees with child care by providing tax credits and other child care subsidies.”

“This endorsement affirms Abdul’s commitment to the Working Families Guarantee, a policy platform that seeks to create a more affordable and dignified America for the working class. It includes a commitment to more affordable housing and healthcare, creating a national program to help workers find union jobs, guaranteed low-cost childcare, and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave – achievable by taxing the ultra-wealthy and eliminating big money in our politics.”

“Peggy supports universal childcare. She knows investing in high quality programs in the places and spaces families choose helps kids learn and grow and benefits families’ budgets.”

“The biggest raise many families get is when their kids start kindergarten, and childcare costs come off their budget–that was the case for Peggy. Peggy supports expanding publicly financed universal Pre-K to get kids into high quality learning environments, and improve family budgets.”

“The new coalition, Families for Troy, highlights support from educators and families who praise Jackson’s efforts in the Maine legislature fighting for issues affecting the next generation of Mainers, like universal school meals, lowering child care costs, and securing paid family leave.”

“Lower families’ costs: Pass Medicare for All, cut prescription drug prices, lower electricity bills, expand housing, and make child care more affordable.”

“The Maine Senate unanimously approved a bill from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash to expand access to quality, affordable child care in Maine.”

“Quality, affordable child care should be accessible for every Granite State family — not a luxury for a select few”

“I’m running for Senate to help ensure that every New Hampshire parent has access to safe, reliable, and affordable care for their children. I’ll keep fighting to support our child care providers so they can keep their doors open, grow their programs, and pay their hardworking employees a sustainable wage, and I’ll continue to stand up to the Trump Administration’s tariffs that are making life simply unaffordable for working families.”

“Pappas supports expanding tax cuts for working families to help offset the cost of child care by pushing to strengthen the Child Tax Credit so more parents can afford the care they need while raising their families.”

“Across New Hampshire, as costs continue to rise, forcing some providers to close classrooms or limit enrollment, Pappas secured resources to help families afford child care and support small child care providers, especially in rural communities where families often have the fewest options.”

“Chris is focused on solutions that lower costs, support providers, and ensure families can access affordable, high-quality care — because no one should have to choose between going to work and finding care for their kids.”

“Chris is fighting to lower costs for families and small businesses on everything from utilities to groceries and to make high-quality child care, health care, and housing more affordable and within reach for people across New Hampshire.”

“Expanding Access to Affordable Child Care”

“As working New Hampshire parents face spiking child care costs and limited enrollment options, Chris Pappas is fighting to put money back in Granite State families’ pockets and expand access to affordable care.”

“He defends the separation of church and state, opposes book bans and the Texas THC ban, and fights for paid family leave and affordable child care.”

“Make it easier to start and raise a family: Expand the Child Tax Credit to help families with the cost of raising children, pass paid family leave legislation that would allow Americans to take time off work to bond with a new child or care for a seriously ill family member, and expand access to affordable child care so that no parent has to choose between continuing their career and starting a family.”

“Made high-quality childcare more accessible and affordable by establishing property tax exemptions for child care providers and increasing the supply of high-quality centers.”

“Ensure no Texan has to choose between their career and their family: Pass paid family leave legislation that would allow Americans to take time off work to bond with a new child or care for a seriously ill family member, and expand access to affordable childcare (which helps businesses, too!).”

“Secure universal early childhood education and affordable childcare: Establish universal Pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old, make strong investments in childcare for children under 3, and protect Head Start.”

“Increased access to early childhood education by expanding Pre-K partnerships with quality child care providers and lowering costs by providing property tax relief for child care centers.”

“As a legislator, I have fought for working Texans, I’ve stood up to billionaire mega-donors and special interests, and I’ve worked to cut bureaucratic red tape — passing major legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs, housing, and childcare.”

“Lower costs for child care.”

“Expand affordable child care and paid family leave”

“Expand access to affordable child care and early learning”

“He’s also fighting to make high-quality child care more available and affordable in rural communities to support all Ohio parents and our economy.”

“Grow and support the child care workforce. Increase the quality and supply of childcare by investing in apprenticeships for child care workers and paying better wages.”

“Roy Cooper would lower the cost of child care by expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, putting money in the pockets of working families to help pay for their child care, ensuring we increase the number of qualified, quality child care providers, and making it easier for employers to help you afford child care, too.”

“Roy plans to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to put money back in the pockets of working families. He also supports growing the child care workforce, lowering the cost of child care by increasing the amount of quality care offered. He’d also cut unnecessary red tape that makes child care facilities more expensive, while encouraging companies to help their employees with child care by providing tax credits and other child care subsidies.”

“Roy Cooper’s plan to make child care more affordable would help working families pay for child care directly through tax credits and increased employee benefits, and would help increase the number of affordable child care providers by investing in apprenticeships and cutting unnecessary red tape for child care facilities.”

“This year, Pres. Jackson championed measures to provide access to lifesaving insulin, deliver property tax relief, expand access to quality child care and ban corporate contributions to political candidates.”

“Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, introduced the Kids First plan, which includes two major pieces of legislation designed to improve access to child care and reduce student hunger, at a press conference alongside business leaders, providers, parents, students and advocates on Thursday.”

“The Maine Senate unanimously approved a bill from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash to expand access to quality, affordable child care in Maine.”

“Quality, affordable child care should be accessible for every Granite State family — not a luxury for a select few”

“I’m running for Senate to help ensure that every New Hampshire parent has access to safe, reliable, and affordable care for their children. I’ll keep fighting to support our child care providers so they can keep their doors open, grow their programs, and pay their hardworking employees a sustainable wage, and I’ll continue to stand up to the Trump Administration’s tariffs that are making life simply unaffordable for working families.”

“Chris is running for Senate to put Granite Staters first by calling for tax cuts for working families, supporting child care workers, and fighting for expanded child care services — and he’ll continue to take on Trump’s tariffs that are making everyday goods like baby formula too expensive for people who are struggling to make ends meet.”

“He supports bipartisan legislation to help child care providers expand operating hours and provide needed flexibility to families working outside of traditional 9-to-5 schedules — including nurses, hospitality workers, and first responders.”

“We need to be lowering costs for families, and I do think we need some federal support for child care centers to be able to expand, to pay their workers what they’re owed, and to make sure we’re supporting families along the way.”

“Chris is focused on solutions that lower costs, support providers, and ensure families can access affordable, high-quality care — because no one should have to choose between going to work and finding care for their kids.”

“Expanding Access to Affordable Child Care”

“As working New Hampshire parents face spiking child care costs and limited enrollment options, Chris Pappas is fighting to put money back in Granite State families’ pockets and expand access to affordable care.”

“Chris supports strengthening the Child Tax Credit, helping child care providers expand services and hours, and investing in providers and workers to address shortages and long waitlists.”

“Make it easier to start and raise a family: Expand the Child Tax Credit to help families with the cost of raising children, pass paid family leave legislation that would allow Americans to take time off work to bond with a new child or care for a seriously ill family member, and expand access to affordable child care so that no parent has to choose between continuing their career and starting a family.”

“Made high-quality childcare more accessible and affordable by establishing property tax exemptions for child care providers and increasing the supply of high-quality centers.”

“Ensure no Texan has to choose between their career and their family: Pass paid family leave legislation that would allow Americans to take time off work to bond with a new child or care for a seriously ill family member, and expand access to affordable childcare (which helps businesses, too!).”

“I think we should tax billionaire wealth, take some of that money, bring it back to public education. Take some of that money, build schools and roads, provide health care, provide child care.”

“Peggy supports universal childcare. She knows investing in high quality programs in the places and spaces families choose helps kids learn and grow and benefits families’ budgets.”

“The biggest raise many families get is when their kids start kindergarten, and childcare costs come off their budget–that was the case for Peggy. Peggy supports expanding publicly financed universal Pre-K to get kids into high quality learning environments, and improve family budgets.”

“Across New Hampshire, as costs continue to rise, forcing some providers to close classrooms or limit enrollment, Pappas secured resources to help families afford child care and support small child care providers, especially in rural communities where families often have the fewest options.”

“We need to be lowering costs for families, and I do think we need some federal support for child care centers to be able to expand, to pay their workers what they’re owed, and to make sure we’re supporting families along the way.”

“Instead of giving big tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations, let’s invest in the middle class, in things like housing and child care, that will grow the economic pie and provide some relief to folks who need it.”

“Authored legislation to legalize regulated marijuana for adults in Texas and use the new tax revenue to fund child care and early childhood education.”

“Secure universal early childhood education and affordable childcare: Establish universal Pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old, make strong investments in childcare for children under 3, and protect Head Start.”

“This endorsement affirms Abdul’s commitment to the Working Families Guarantee, a policy platform that seeks to create a more affordable and dignified America for the working class. It includes a commitment to more affordable housing and healthcare, creating a national program to help workers find union jobs, guaranteed low-cost childcare, and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave – achievable by taxing the ultra-wealthy and eliminating big money in our politics.”

“I believe in the right to literacy. That starts with universal childcare, universal pre-K, and public K-12 education that is comprehensive, empowering, and tailored to kids’ unique needs.”

“Peggy supports universal childcare. She knows investing in high quality programs in the places and spaces families choose helps kids learn and grow and benefits families’ budgets.”

“Free universal childcare isn’t just a family policy. It’s an economic development strategy.”

“Grow and support the child care workforce. Increase the quality and supply of childcare by investing in apprenticeships for child care workers and paying better wages.”

“Troy was a champion for childcare workers in the Legislature, fighting to put more money in their pockets.”

“I’m running for Senate to help ensure that every New Hampshire parent has access to safe, reliable, and affordable care for their children. I’ll keep fighting to support our child care providers so they can keep their doors open, grow their programs, and pay their hardworking employees a sustainable wage, and I’ll continue to stand up to the Trump Administration’s tariffs that are making life simply unaffordable for working families.”

“We need to be lowering costs for families, and I do think we need some federal support for child care centers to be able to expand, to pay their workers what they’re owed, and to make sure we’re supporting families along the way.”

“The comprehensive proposal lays out a four-pronged offensive to ease the financial strain on working families: expanding housing accessibility, strengthening child care infrastructure to support working parents, slashing energy and grocery bills at the checkout line, and equipping local communities with the regulatory firepower to push back against unchecked corporate data center encroachment.”

“Last week, the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved Legislation from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to support child care providers.”

“I’m running for Senate to help ensure that every New Hampshire parent has access to safe, reliable, and affordable care for their children. I’ll keep fighting to support our child care providers so they can keep their doors open, grow their programs, and pay their hardworking employees a sustainable wage, and I’ll continue to stand up to the Trump Administration’s tariffs that are making life simply unaffordable for working families.”

“Chris is running for Senate to put Granite Staters first by calling for tax cuts for working families, supporting child care workers, and fighting for expanded child care services — and he’ll continue to take on Trump’s tariffs that are making everyday goods like baby formula too expensive for people who are struggling to make ends meet.”

“Addressing the New Hampshire affordable child care shortage means supporting the providers and workers who keep these programs running.”

“Chris is focused on solutions that lower costs, support providers, and ensure families can access affordable, high-quality care — because no one should have to choose between going to work and finding care for their kids.”

“Expand the Child Care and Dependent Tax Credit to support working families and put money back in people’s pockets.”

“Roy Cooper would lower the cost of child care by expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, putting money in the pockets of working families to help pay for their child care, ensuring we increase the number of qualified, quality child care providers, and making it easier for employers to help you afford child care, too.”

“Roy plans to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to put money back in the pockets of working families. He also supports growing the child care workforce, lowering the cost of child care by increasing the amount of quality care offered. He’d also cut unnecessary red tape that makes child care facilities more expensive, while encouraging companies to help their employees with child care by providing tax credits and other child care subsidies.”

“Roy Cooper’s plan to make child care more affordable would help working families pay for child care directly through tax credits and increased employee benefits, and would help increase the number of affordable child care providers by investing in apprenticeships and cutting unnecessary red tape for child care facilities.”

“Pappas supports expanding tax cuts for working families to help offset the cost of child care by pushing to strengthen the Child Tax Credit so more parents can afford the care they need while raising their families.”

“Chris supports strengthening the Child Tax Credit, helping child care providers expand services and hours, and investing in providers and workers to address shortages and long waitlists.”

“Encourage employers to help employees with child care by providing employer tax credits for on-site child care or employee child care subsidies.”

“Roy Cooper would lower the cost of child care by expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, putting money in the pockets of working families to help pay for their child care, ensuring we increase the number of qualified, quality child care providers, and making it easier for employers to help you afford child care, too.”

“Roy plans to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to put money back in the pockets of working families. He also supports growing the child care workforce, lowering the cost of child care by increasing the amount of quality care offered. He’d also cut unnecessary red tape that makes child care facilities more expensive, while encouraging companies to help their employees with child care by providing tax credits and other child care subsidies.”

“Made high-quality childcare more accessible and affordable by establishing property tax exemptions for child care providers and increasing the supply of high-quality centers.”

“Increased access to early childhood education by expanding Pre-K partnerships with quality child care providers and lowering costs by providing property tax relief for child care centers.”

“The Head Start program is an essential part of our childcare infrastructure in Minnesota, serving 12,500 kids each year. Peggy supports not only reversing the cuts made by the Trump Administration, but expanding Head Start for more families so parents can go to work knowing their kids are learning and taken care of in high quality environments.”

“Secure universal early childhood education and affordable childcare: Establish universal Pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old, make strong investments in childcare for children under 3, and protect Head Start.”

“These taxes should support better pay for teachers, healthcare expansion through Medicare for All, direct cash transfers, capping childcare costs, eliminating medical debt and other domestic priorities.”

“Cut unnecessary red tape that keeps child care facilities expensive – like requiring they provide packaged food instead of preparing fresh fruit – while prioritizing child safety.”

“Roy plans to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to put money back in the pockets of working families. He also supports growing the child care workforce, lowering the cost of child care by increasing the amount of quality care offered. He’d also cut unnecessary red tape that makes child care facilities more expensive, while encouraging companies to help their employees with child care by providing tax credits and other child care subsidies.”

“Roy Cooper’s plan to make child care more affordable would help working families pay for child care directly through tax credits and increased employee benefits, and would help increase the number of affordable child care providers by investing in apprenticeships and cutting unnecessary red tape for child care facilities.”

“Grow and support the child care workforce. Increase the quality and supply of childcare by investing in apprenticeships for child care workers and paying better wages.”

“Roy plans to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to put money back in the pockets of working families. He also supports growing the child care workforce, lowering the cost of child care by increasing the amount of quality care offered. He’d also cut unnecessary red tape that makes child care facilities more expensive, while encouraging companies to help their employees with child care by providing tax credits and other child care subsidies.”

“Roy Cooper’s plan to make child care more affordable would help working families pay for child care directly through tax credits and increased employee benefits, and would help increase the number of affordable child care providers by investing in apprenticeships and cutting unnecessary red tape for child care facilities.”

“Grow and support the child care workforce. Increase the quality and supply of childcare by investing in apprenticeships for child care workers and paying better wages.”