Low-income mothers want to provide safe housing and good food for their children--just like any other mothers. So why is the cost of day care for two children higher than the income from a minimum wage job?

Increasingly, low-income families find themselves unable to pay the often astronomical costs of child care. But this isn't just a problem for the poor. Even affluent women who make over $70,000 a year can find themselves spending all their discretionary income on childcare. According to a recent editorial in the New York Times, the cost of a day care facility can rival the cost of a year in college.

It's time for the federal government to put our tax dollars to work in a way that supports the next generation. Tell Congress to legislate subsidized child care costs!