Harris Promises Working Families 7 Percent Limit on Child Care Spending

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, said she would push for a cap on working families’ child care costs at 7 percent of their income if elected. “It is sadly the state of affairs in our country that working people often have to decide to either be able to work or be able to afford childcare,” Harris told Tonya Mosley, a moderator at a National Association of Black Journalists event on Tuesday. “No working family should pay more than 7 percent of their income in child care … Allowing people to work, allowing people to pursue their dreams in terms of how they want to work, where they want to work, benefits us all. It strengthens the entire economy.”...