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Sen. Wyden and Rep. Bonamici Introduce Co-Location Bill, LIIF Report Cited

Today, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), with five colleagues in the Senate, reintroduced legislation to help working families access affordable housing and child care. U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) introduced companion legislation in the House.

The Build Housing with Care Act would invest $500 million to construct child care centers co-located in affordable housing developments and cover the costs of retrofitting to help family child care providers operate in housing developments. The bill prioritizes projects that are located in child care deserts or rural communities, as well as projects that include qualified Head Start providers and providers primarily serving low-income children.

Read Sen. Wyden press release.

Read LIIF report.

Hear Angie Garling speak on LIIF’s support of this bill in this video short.

Increasing supply of both housing and child care will help lower costs so that caregivers and parents can more easily afford basic necessities and keep their families healthy and safe.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
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