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Democrats spend-and-tax monstrosity explicitly discriminates against faith-based child care providers. It is no wonder that a large coalition of faith-based organizations have sent a letter to the Senate HELP Committee expressing concern about the bill.    

The Faith Coalition rightly points out:

“[T]he current child care and universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) provisions in the Build Back Better Act will suppress, if not exclude, the participation of many faith-based providers; and faith-based providers are what more than half of American families choose for child care.

“While language in the BBBA does not preclude parents from selecting sectarian providers, the subsequent provisions in the bill text make it virtually impossible for many religious providers to participate.”      

The letter goes on to explain that by designating child care funds as federal financial assistance instead of federal Child Care and Development Block Grants, Democrats are stripping faith-based providers of religious liberty protections. The letter continues:

“The current Build Back Better Act provisions would severely limit the options for parents, suffocate the mixed delivery system for child care and pre-kindergarten, and greatly restrict the number of providers available for a successful national program.”  
 
Committee Republicans are vehemently against these discriminatory measures that will push faith-based providers out of the market, contrary to the wishes of parents. All faith-based providers should be able to continue to provide care to children and families without having to compromise their faith.