WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stood with elected officials and advocates to demand that the Trump administration abandon efforts to freeze the grants that provide child care assistance to thousands of families in New York.
"Investing in child care is investing in New York State's future,"said Senator Gillibrand. "The Trump administration's decision to freeze child care grants is a reckless political move that will hit Rochester families, children, and providers hard, along with working parents who are already stretched to the breaking point. If these cuts move forward, child care centers across the city could be forced to shut their doors, f...