Families are dealing with lost wages due to caregiver issues- that’s a big one for me. Without telework flexibility on my job, we would be on the street. The work arounds I’ve got going right now are just a band aid as I wait for funding for my child. We’ve been on this waitlist for 13 years. How long does it take to get the funding you need?  We pay taxes. We uphold the laws. We do our best here in society but how does our government help us?   We shouldn’t have to choose to expand Priority 2 access to help Priority 1 candidates who were unfunded. There should be enough for everybody. Why continuously under-allocate funds to this important segment of the budget?  It leads to fewer jobs, fewer workers in the caregiver industry, fewer resources available for all of us to fight amongst ourselves to receive. We need these funds!