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Bill Bradley
(Democrat)
Expand by $1 billion, to $4.3 billion each year, child care subsidies. Make dependent care tax credit fully refundable so poor parents owing little or no income tax get full amount as refund. Offer $200 tax-free a month for senior citizens who spend at least 15 hours a week in programs for children. Expand family leave law to cover firms with 25 or more workers -- instead of 50 now -- and let employees take additional three days off per year for family responsibilities.
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Al Gore
(Democrat)
Unprecedented spending on child care, including subsidies and tax credits for low-income families and mothers at home, based on five-year, $21-billion Clinton administration plan. Affordable preschool for all children. Let workers choose time off instead of overtime pay. Expand family leave law to cover firms with 25 or more workers and let parents take time off for teacher visits and child's routine medical appointments.
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Gary Bauer
(Republican)
Lobbied for $500 per child tax credit.
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George W. Bush (Republican)
Unspecified extra spending on after-school programs, lower taxes.
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Steve Forbes
(Republican)
Tax cuts, opposes family-leave mandates. "What parents need is more family time, less overtime. Tax cuts are the surest means to that end."
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Orrin Hatch (Republican)
Pushed legislation to subsidize child care and protect jobs of mothers returning to work.
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Alan Keyes (Republican)
No known position.
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John McCain (Republican)
Unspecified tax credits for companies providing onsite child care.
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Pat Buchanan (Reform Party)
Lower taxes, giving parents more disposable income.
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