Washington, D.C. — Iowa Congresswoman, Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, is co-sponsoring legislation to reauthorize and modernize the bipartisan Childcare and Development Block Grant, or CDBG program. It sends federal dollars to states to help them with childcare access.
Hinson says the legislation will expand family eligibility.
She says increasing the affordability of care for more working parents is important. Hinson says the update would give states more options.
She says there’s another component that could help providers.
Hinson says the lack of childcare disproportionately impacts Iowa’s rural areas.
