Recognizing the Significance of Community College Month in April

Floor Speech

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Ms. ALSOBROOKS. Madam President, I call up my amendment 5294 and ask that it be reported by number.

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Ms. ALSOBROOKS. Madam President, so many of my constituents in Maryland are worried--worried about making ends meet when the cost of utilities, goods, and services are at a record high because of this administration's reckless policies. The cost of housing is up. The cost of groceries is up. The cost of healthcare is up. The cost of gas, because of the President's war with Iran, is now $4.19 a gallon on a good day. And the average cost of childcare in the State of Maryland is around $25,000 a year.

Across the country, working families are demanding high-quality, affordable childcare opportunities for their children. Childcare has been hard to find and expensive for families for years, while many childcare providers struggle to stay afloat. The system is broken, and American families and their children are stuck paying the price.

Instead of solving the problem, the Trump administration has frozen billions in childcare funding for States this year. Freezing and delaying Federal childcare funds hurts childcare providers, forcing them to close their doors.

As if that were not enough, the President's budget proposal slashes funding for preschool programs by $315 million. Now, the President has thrown salt in the wound for working families by telling them it is about to get much worse. This month, the President said it is not possible for the Federal Government to fund Medicare, Medicaid--

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Ms. ALSOBROOKS. Vote on Motion

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