During the vice presidential debate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) called for expanding federal subsidies to increase access to child care. As he put it, “We’re going to have to spend more money.”

I agree that the cost of child care is a huge problem. Once upon a time, I was a speechwriter in his running mate’s White House. Now, I’m a stay-at-home dad in Omaha, Nebraska, who left the workforce to care for my children when our daycare options became too expensive.

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