Biden to call for universal preschool in first address to Congress
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President Biden is set to call for universal preschool when he delivers his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday. With the unveiling of the American Families Plan, Mr. Biden is seeking an "investment in our kids," and will lay out how his proposal will help families with basic expenses so many struggle with now, according to a White House official familiar with the plan.
A source familiar with the meeting confirmed to CBS that over the last day, the White House held briefings with key senators to discuss the details of the proposal. Mr. Biden's child care proposal comes as parents have been grappling to make ends meet as the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated a child care crisis across the country.Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a lower court decision that upended the mechanism for funding programs that provide communications services to rural areas, low-income communities and schools, libraries and hospitals.
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