WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was joined by parents, children, and elected officials to demand that the Trump administration unfreeze the grants that provide child care assistance to thousands of families in New York. On Tuesday, the Trump administration froze $10 billion in funding for child care subsidies, social services, and cash support for low-income families in five Democrat-controlled states-including New York. The administration is claiming widespread fraud throughout these states, but it has not provided any evidence of this in New York.
"Investing in child care is investing in New York City's future," said Senator Gillibrand. "The...