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Christopher Shays: It is interesting, if the gentlewoman would yield, probably not many people know what we did with foster care and…

On the recordApril 30, 1997
It is interesting, if the gentlewoman would yield, probably not many people know what we did with foster care and adoption because there was not this rancorous battle between Republicans and Democrats. So it does not always get the attention of the media, but it was excellent legislation that will do a lot of good.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Discussing bipartisan efforts in foster care and adoption legislation.

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