DENNIS A. CARDOZA: “Finally, Mr. Speaker, this bill will improve the oversight of health care needs for our children in foster care. My wife…”

“Finally, Mr. Speaker, this bill will improve the oversight of health care needs for our children in foster care. My wife is a family doctor, and she has been taken aback by the lack of oversight in the medical treatment of foster kids. The committee heard testimony from foster children who have been over-prescribed or mis-prescribed numerous medications. I know personally that my children received several rounds of immunizations, when they only needed one set. It's about time we raise the standards for continuity of health care, medical records, and prescription drugs, and this legislation will in fact accomplish that. I will continue to work with my colleagues and fight on the behalf of abused and neglected children in America. I thank the gentleman who has authored this bill for doing the same, and I thank him for bringing this legislation to the floor.”