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The only way to truly help our children is to allow States and localities to have flexibility to spend Federal foster care money on what works best for their kids

Group homes are expensive. Some research indicates that they are up to 10 times more expensive than family-based homes.

I have worked for decades to ensure that every child gets to grow up in a safe and loving family.

Children should not be forced to grow up in an institution. It cannot be said enough that children fare better when with family.

Foster youth want the same thing as other children. They want a mom and a dad, and they want a place to call home.

To harm future generations.

I believe the debt burden that we are placing on our children and grandchildren and the negative economic impact that debt burden will have is a great moral tragedy that gets little attention.

What impact would that have on the economy and economic growth?

But the real driver is health care.

Tens of thousands of dollars to obtain permits along with fees for both lawyers and technical consultants is beyond the means of most farmers and ranchers.

I wish we would have had the Corps members and the EPA representatives here.

The regulation of these areas means that any activity, including everyday farming activities, could be a violation of the Clean Water Act.

The proposed rule has only expanded confusion and uncertainty as to how far the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act reaches.

Expanding EPA's regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act to include these and similar areas will have many negative consequences for my farm business.

It is incredibly important that before this rule is finalized, we stop it from having any negative consequences on our producers and businesses.

If this agency can regulate every body of water on my farm, including those that are dry most of the time, then there are effectively no limits to the agency's regulatory reach.

If we cannot do the right things for our land and our crops when the job needs to be done, farming and ranching will be much more costly and more difficult.

If the EPA still fails to listen to the many voices raising concerns... then we should all come together and oppose this rule.