Political Quotes

“Madam President, for over 25 years in the Senate, I have been an advocate for adoption. Adoption is a way for families to be created out of tragedy. It is a pathway to the joy of raising children and guaranteeing security of a place that now they can call home. One family, Cate and Ben Bryan from Iowa, made the choice to open their hearts and their home to a child from China and were matched with a little girl named Rosie. Hundreds of families across the country, including the Bryans and others in Iowa, have chosen adoption from China. They have been matched with specific children and made arrangements to welcome those children into their homes. Many of these kids being adopted from China have disabilities or other special needs and require specialized health and care services. These kids are in desperate need of families to take care of them but are being denied the opportunity to come to their home in America with those parents all due to China's refusal to let Americans into the country to complete adoptions. In February of 2020, China closed its border due to the spread of COVID. This meant that parents who had already been matched with a child in China could not proceed with their adoption. Of course, parents must physically be present in China to continue the adoption process and bring it to finality in order to get their child home. What was said to be a temporary emergency precaution because of COVID has now stretched into years despite the availability of vaccines.…”