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Kennedy Announces $67.5 Million in Child Care Funding Under CARES Act

Statement

Date: April 14, 2020
Location: Madisonville, LA
Issues: Health and Health Care Government Budget and Spending

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, today announced $67,581,166 in Health and Human Services (HHS) funding to support Louisiana child care providers in communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

"A lot of Louisiana's essential workers depend on child care so that they can focus on helping our community through this pandemic. This HHS funding will give child care providers critical support so that we can all keep helping each other," said Kennedy.

The grant comes as part of $3.5 billion in Child Care and Development Block Grant funding to states under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.


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