For the first time in decades Congress passed $16 billion in new child care spending, allowing more families to get bigger tax credits and some working parents to claim up to half of child care costs. NBC News’s Julie Tsirkin spoke to a single mom who said she is able to work because the federal government subsidizes child care.
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Article last updated at 23:40 on 20/20/2022 by Yen Hoang.
