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This mom running for Congress wants to use campaign funds for child care

Liuba Gretchen Shirley, a young mother of two, is one of only three women in the country running for Congress while raising a child under the age of 2. She tells Megyn Kelly TODAY that she is asking the Federal Election Commission to approve the use of campaign funds for child care. "People are identifying with me because there are a lot of people dealing with this issue," she says.

May 10, 2018, 8:52 AM UTC / Source: TODAY

By Donna Freydkin

Liuba Gretchen Shirley, a young mother of two, is one of only three women in the country running for Congress while raising a child under the age of 2. She tells Megyn Kelly TODAY that she is asking the Federal Election Commission to approve the use of campaign funds for child care. “People are identifying with me because there are a lot of people dealing with this issue,” she says.