六名议员要求提供有关托儿中心关闭、费用变化、“开端计划”及政府拨款的信息。民主党参议员指责唐纳德·特朗普政府加剧全国托儿危机,警告不断上涨的费用和日托中心关闭使家庭可负担的选择越来越少。
Six lawmakers demand information on childcare center closures, cost changes, Head Start and government grants Democratic senators have accused Donald Trump’s administration of worsening the country’s childcare crisis, warning that rising costs and daycare closures are leaving families with fewer affordable options.
据《卫报》看到的一封信件显示,该信件致函儿童与家庭管理局(ACF)助理部长亚历克斯·亚当斯,由马萨诸塞州的伊丽莎白·沃伦参议员牵头的参议员们认为,联邦对“开端计划”等托儿项目的削减和变更正在破坏一个本已脆弱的体系。
In a letter seen by the Guardian and addressed to Alex Adams, assistant secretary of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), senators led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts argue that federal cuts and changes to childcare programs like Head Start are destabilising an already fragile system.