Support increasing federal funds to provide universal access to noncompulsory early childhood education and care programs from birth to kindergarten.

Becca Balint · Vermont · Democratic

spending impact 4.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 96%

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Do you support increasing federal funds to help provide universal access to noncompulsory early childhood education and care programs for children from birth to kindergarten? Yes, I support.

Backs universal early childhood education and care funding.

2022_aft-aft_vermont_candidate_questionnaire-beccabalint.pdf
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Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. CHU, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. BEYER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SÁNCHEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. BALINT, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MENG, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Ms. BARRAGÁN, Mr. TONKO, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. GARCIA of California, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. LIEU, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. VELÁZQUEZ, Ms. STANSBURY, and Ms. BROWN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Balint was an original cosponsor of H.R. 5658, the Child Care for Every Community Act, a bill to establish universal child care and early learning programs; referral to committee shows effort but not enactment.

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BILLS-119hr5658ih.pdf
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This bill has the status Introduced

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov lists H.R. 5658 as only introduced, with no passage or enactment recorded; the universal child care funding commitment therefore remains unresolved as of the refresh.

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Actions - H.R.5658 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Child Care for Every Community Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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