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Harris unveils proposed rule change to lower US child care costs

2023-07-12 00:20
WASHINGTON Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced new steps to lower the cost of child care for
Harris unveils proposed rule change to lower US child care costs

WASHINGTON Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced new steps to lower the cost of child care for American families with a proposal that would cap copayments under a block grant program that serves 1.5 million children and their families each month.

She said the Department of Health and Human Services will launch a proposed rulemaking that would limit working parent's copayments under the Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program to no more than 7% of a family’s income.

It will also encourage states to waive copayments for families at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, the White House said in a fact sheet on the changes.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal)