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During a hearing on investments in early childhood education, state House Speaker Javier Mart铆nez, D-Albuquerque, testified before the U.S. Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday, holding his home state up as an example for others to follow.

Mart铆nez touted New Mexico鈥檚 creation of a Cabinet-level secretary position, the establishment of an early childhood trust fund, and voters鈥� 2022 approval of a constitutional amendment to increase annual distributions from the permanent school fund, resulting in hundreds of millions in new dollars for educational purposes.

鈥淲hen we talk about it taking a village to raise a child, in New Mexico we are having to rebuild that village, and that is the work that we鈥檝e undertaken over the last few years,鈥� he said. 鈥�... My message to all lawmakers is to 鈥楶lease be bold and persistent and to invest in your children.鈥欌��

Much of Wednesday鈥檚 discussion centered on a partisan debate over choice for families 鈥� whether parents should be shepherded toward community-based early childhood centers, including through government investments in child care; be encouraged to stay home with their children; or send them to private centers.

For example, The Heritage Foundation Center for Education Policy Director Lindsey Burke, who also testified before the committee, argued that federal early childhood programs can have waning academic benefits for children.

She also cited research finding that many American families believe it鈥檚 ideal for at least one parent to stay home with their children at an early age.

鈥淚f the federal government is to continue funding a program like Head Start, at least allow those families to access their share of that $12,000 and take it to a provider of choice,鈥� she said. 鈥�... We have to be extremely careful to not preference center-based care over family-based care.鈥�

That argument seemed to resonate with Sen. J.D. Vance, an Ohio Republican.

鈥淲hen we have 鈥� married moms 鈥� who would like to spend more time at home with their children during those formative years, and our answer to them is, 鈥榊ou鈥檝e got to go to the workforce because that鈥檚 what鈥檚 going to raise GDP鈥� 鈥� what is wrong, if that鈥檚 the heuristic we apply to these decisions and public policy?鈥� he said.

Mart铆nez, however, pushed back, arguing that while he supported families being able to stay home with their children, many simply can鈥檛 afford it.

鈥淭his is not about forcing people into the workforce for the purposes of increased GDP,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his is about families and being able to raise and nurture our children.鈥�

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and chair of the committee, said in his opening statements that investments in early childhood education improve later academic outcomes for students, allow parents to keep working and, in turn, help the economy.

鈥淯nfortunately, right now, this win-win scenario remains out of reach,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 because the current private market for early childhood education simply cannot and is not meeting the needs of most families.鈥�