Bill Clinton: “The goal for every child in our Nation's public welfare system is…”

On the recordDecember 13, 1996

The goal for every child in our Nation's public welfare system is permanency in a safe and stable home.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Memorandum on Adoption and Alternate Permanent Placement of Children in the Public Child Welfare System

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