One Senator’s Decades-Long Fight for Universal Childcare

One Senator’s Decades-Long Fight for Universal Childcare

Patty Murray began her career in the Senate pushing for a landmark piece of legislation: the Family and Medical Leave Act. Now, nearly 30 years later, she’s putting her weight behind a plan to grant universal access to affordable childcare.

Guest: U.S. Senator Patty Murray of Washington state.

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