U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio and U.S. Rep. Greg Casar on Tuesday filed a defense bill amendment that would provide child care funding for military families.
The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would give the Department of Defense greater flexibility to reallocate congressionally-appropriated program and weapons funding that exceeds the Pentagon’s budget request to expand child care programs for military families.Castro said in a news release. “Even in San Antonio – a city that is proud to call itself Military City U.S.A.
“We know that the overwhelming majority of military families have struggled to find childcare, and we have multi-year long waiting lists for military families to make sure their kids are taken care of. So, if we care about family values, then we should be valuing families. If we want to talk about military readiness, then let’s invest in those families, those people that make the military run and protect our country,” Casar said.
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