Political Quotes

“I rise today to speak about the significance of the month of November, which just began. About 10 years ago, Members of Congress decided to designate November as ``National Adoption Month.'' I think it was probably because November is sort of the beginning of the holiday season, with Thanksgiving and then Christmas to follow in December. So it is a time when Americans from all parts of our country take stock, slow down, and think about how important family is. We saw that a little bit last night with Halloween and all the children and their parents trick-or-treating throughout our Nation. Then, as Thanksgiving approaches, it becomes even more significant as families from all different walks of life gather around tables. Some tables are very plentiful and others are rather sparse based on the economic strength of the family. Nonetheless, many families gather for these holidays. It reminds us that there are over 500,000 children in our country today who are without family. They have been separated from their families, sometimes for good cause, but it is all tragic. Children have to be separated from families that abuse or grossly neglect them, and they have to be placed temporarily until we, as government officials and nonprofit organizations, can do a better job of either strengthening and reuniting those children with their families and trying to heal the families or trying to promote another family for that child or that sibling group.…”