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Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, House Committee on Education and Labor · January 14, 2026

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Chair (unnamed in transcript) opened the subcommittee, stated a quorum, described prior summer hearing and said the hearing will examine employer innovations alongside the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Chair framed employers as a critical 'leg' alongside families and government and warned about protecting public funds from fraud. He introduced witnesses and set testimony limits.

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House Education and Labor Subcommittee hearing on employer-provided childcare and federal policy trade-offs. Business leaders and advocates described employer programs that improve retention, while Democrats urged sustained public investment and witnesses warned that recent federal moves to rescind HHS rules and freeze funds risk disrupting care.

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