Pushback from a couple of senators in the party made it inevitable that some top priorities for Democrats would get stripped out of what was once known as the “Build Back Better Act.”
Democrats believe they’ve on the verge of passing one of the most significant bills of President Joe Biden’s administration. But a major provision that was a high priority for Connecticut was taken out as the party needed to slim down the legislation: funding for child care.
Child care providers across the state are still operating well below capacity more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic a threat to the sector’s overall viability and a vexing source of uncertainty for parents trying to return to work and employers looking for help.