Build Back Better Does Not Implement the Child Care and Pre-K Plans

Passing BBB only gets us half of the way to enacting the pre-k and childcare plans.

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Bruenig explains once again — this time with a table showing state-level control of lower houses, upper houses, and governorships — that the child care and pre-k plans will only be implemented if state governments also pass child care and pre-k legislation, something many clearly will not do. It is possible to design both programs to avoid state-level veto points.