Bennet pitches universal preschool, government payments to parents in $6T 'Real Deal'

[brooklynite]

The Hill

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet (Colo.) has put forth a $6 trillion "Real Deal" plan that includes universal preschool and payments to parents.

The senator's campaign touted the plan in a Thursday statement as something that will both "galvanize the Democratic base" and help win back Obama voters who threw their support behind President Trump in 2016.

Bennet aims to spend the $6 trillion over the next decade on initiatives such as providing preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds, making community college free and making public four-year colleges debt free for low- and middle-income families.

His plan also includes expanding the Child Tax Credit to give $3,600 per year for children under age 6 and $3,000 for kids 6 and up, passing paid family and medical leave and raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour in "high-cost cities."