Political Quotes

“I appreciate the eloquent statement our colleague from Iowa has put into the Record and his passionate advocacy on behalf of this special group of children in America. From his position as senior member on the Finance Committee, both serving as chair and as ranking member, his support has been essential to their well-being. In a committee that has a lot of important issues, from tax reform to international trade, the Senator from Iowa, Mr. Grassley, never fails to keep the needs of foster care children and their families and the support community on the front of that agenda. I could not have a better partner, and I am very grateful for his partnership on this issue and his friendship. I also want to recognize some of our colleagues from the House: Representative Karen Bass, Representative Tom Marino, Representative Michele Bachman, and Representative Jim McDermott, who worked very closely with Senator Grassley and myself. As you can see, this is across party lines, across geographic lines, and across different political philosophies. We want to say one thing very loud and clear to the country: Foster children are not criminals. They are not delinquents. They are children who are in desperate need of love and care and support. Our foster care system in many ways works beautifully and in some ways needs, of course, to be fixed, repaired, and strengthened. But overall the foster care system should, at all times, be temporary.…”