Sen. Katie Britt R-Ala., is pushing for a legislative package to create more affordable and available child care in America.

“I am a mama on a mission,” she said Tuesday on Newsmax’s National Report.Britt, co-sponsor of a two-bill package addressing child care issues with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said the legislative initiative needs action to help more people enter the workforce.

She said the two primary needs are affordability and accessibility.”These are things that I dealt with in my own personal life, trying to figure out how to get both of my children into the same child care facility and then writing that check,” Britt said.Britt compared the cost of child care to paying for college tuition.

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