'Essential workers should not have to worry about diaper need becoming a barrier for accessing childcare,' the senators said.
A bipartisan group of senators on Monday called for the next coronavirus rescue package to include $200 million in diaper assistance as families contend withSens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn.,to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer. They were joined by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Bob Casey, D-Pa., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
One in three families already could not afford a steady supply of diapers before the pandemic began, with low-income families spending about 14% of their income on the disposable baby products, the senators said. Though non-profits help by distributing more than 80 million diapers a month, more needs to be done, they added.
While some turned to cloth diapers as a backup, that wasn't an option for those without a washing machine or easy access to a laundromat. Many child care providers require the parents to supply disposal diapers and won't accept the kids without them.
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