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On
Oct. 22, Governor JB Pritzker expanded his vaccinate-or-test
mandate to include individuals who work in licensed day care
centers.
State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason), State Senator Terri
Bryant (R-Murphysboro), State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) and
State Senator Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) issued the following
statement following the mandate:
“The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for families across
the state, but women in the workforce have been especially
impacted by this unprecedented health crisis. We witnessed
countless parents struggling to find affordable and reliable
child care for their children. And it was working mothers who
were hit hardest, as they juggled their careers and child care
during unpreceded circumstances.
“The reality is the most recent mandate is an attack on working
mothers as they resume a more normal work schedule. Governor
Pritzker’s action has the potential to exacerbate an already
growing child care crisis in our state. It’s a shortsighted act
that will diminish the already limited and sparse availability
of child care to families in Illinois.”
[From the office of Senator Sally
Turner]
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