Psaki: ‘44% of People in Michigan Live in Child Care Deserts’

PSAKI: "Sure. So, tomorrow he will be traveling to Michigan. As you all know, it’s a state that would benefit greatly from both the bipartisan infrastructure package and the Build Back Better agenda. Just to give you a couple of examples, Michiganders — I confirmed, that is actually what people from Michigan call themselves, with Chris over here — spend an extra 67 percent of their time commuting because of the need for updating infrastructure. I mean, this is something that impacts people across the state every single day. Almost 10 percent of people in Michigan don’t have broadband access. That is really something that will help level the playing field for people, whether they’re in urban or rural communities. 44 percent of people in Michigan live in child care deserts. These are all issues that are addressed by both of these packages. There’s more details and we’re happy to provide more to you as we lead into tomorrow, but this is a state that could benefit greatly from the President’s bold and ambitious agenda. He wants to go out there and talk about the components and the pieces of these bills that will make people’s lives better, even as we’re having very important conversations about the legislative logistics here."