Senator Jane Cunningham is not known for her progressive ideals. She opposes reproductive choice to the point of lunacy and was criticized for kicking gay students out of her legislative office.
Senator Jolie Justus is known for her progressive ideals. She is an advocate for women’s rights (reproductive and otherwise) and is the first openly gay State Senator in Missouri.Today, however, in the Senate Committee on Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families, Senator Cunningham agreed passionately with Senator Jolie Justus. Let me say that again… they agreed. They agreed on the issue of expanding Missouri’s Child Care Subsidy.
The issue should be bipartisan. Women who can’t afford childcare can’t afford to go back to work and our income eligibility in this state is so insanely low that even if they can find a job that pays little enough, they are forced to refuse and sort of promotion.
So really, expanding the child care subsidy should be a jobs program, and one considerably more palatable than the “Quality Jobs Act” which just hands out tax credits to corporations that have already created the jobs. Those funds could be much better used on keeping the 1,300 state employees or giving more mothers a child care subsidy.
So I’m happy to admit it, Senator Cunningham is absolutely right on this issue – and I don’t mean conservative – she is correct.
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