Political Quotes

“I rise in support of H.R. 6307, the Fostering Connections to Success Act. This legislation, H.R. 6307, is an example of what we can accomplish when we work together. This is bipartisan legislation, and it's a result of a series of hearings in which we heard about how youth are shortchanged in the current foster care system. For example, most foster youth experience three to four placements while in care and some many more than that. Different homes often mean different schools, poor performance, repeated grades, and far too many ultimately dropping out before graduation. About one in four foster youth do not complete high school. In fact, many attend three to four different schools during their foster care experience, and even more don't complete school on the same timetable as their peers. To address such serious problems, this legislation steps up efforts to engage adult relatives in caring for children abused or neglected by their parents.”