AT HEARING, WARREN CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POOR BARRACKS CONDITIONS, ADDS THAT WE NEED HIGHER WAGES FOR MILITARY CHILD CARE WORKERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:

At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered opening remarks calling for improving the quality of military barracks, better pay for child care workers so military families can have the child care support they need, and tracking the impact of Republicans' health care cuts for service members and their families.

Senator Warren called attention to the disastrous conditions of military barracks, including mold, broken sewage pipes, and broken air conditioning. She warned that efforts to privatize barracks risk limiting the military's ability to hold private housing providers accountable f...