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Yellen Renews Call for More Child-Care Support to Boost Economy

  • Treasury chief has championed investments in human capital
  • Extended, enhanced child-care support failed to clear Senate
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewed her call for enhanced government subsidies for child care at a conference on women’s economic opportunity Saturday, a policy priority the Biden administration failed to win passage for in Congress.