Child care burst into the national spotlight at the Vance-Walz debate. Here’s why.
LA TimesThe vice presidential candidates appeared to find some agreement during their Tuesday night debate over child care and paid family leave, in the longest and most in-depth campaign exchange about these issues to date. “I think there is a bipartisan solution here because a lot of us care about this issue,” Vance said in response to a question from CBS News’ Margaret Brennan about a national paid leave program. Walz was not asked directly about child care, but addressed it in a question about paid family leave in somewhat vague terms, saying that child-care workers needed higher wages, and families more support to pay for care. The federal government helps fund subsidies for families earning a maximum of 85% of their state’s median income — $104,544 for a family of four in California — through the Child Care and Development Block Grant, though many states cap it far lower.
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