On October 26, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes provisions to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. This bill provides only $500 million in new child care funding over five years, despite estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) staff that keeping pace with inflation will cost $4.8 billion over five years. In addition, the bill significantly increases work requirements for families receiving public assistance, making the need for child care even greater. This level of funding, if enacted, would force states to cut child care assistance for low-income working families over the coming years. Congress must provide new funds for child care to both keep pace with inflation and meet the cost of reasonable work requirements. Low-income working families are struggling every day to make ends meet, to keep their jobs, and to ensure that their children are safe. The Senate has taken a moderate, balanced approach; in contrast, the House bill abandons the very families that most need help and will cause hundreds of thousands of children to lose the child care help their families need to work and succeed. The House Committee is urged to reconsider this legislation and to make significant new investments in child care for low-income families.