Dan Kildee: “Michigan again, sadly, is experiencing a surge in Legionnaire's Disease.”

Meeting the minimum standards is not good enough for our kids.

The entirety of the system should be pointed at bringing kids back to a permanent, loving, stable home.

In closing I will just say this: I hope my colleagues join me. This is something we ought to be able to do together. We ought to solve this problem in a bipartisan fashion. I ask you to join me in voting for the motion to recommit to right…

I think in particular, it would be a mistake for us to reauthorize without using the opportunity to elevate these relationships, specifically--and this has been referenced--in the area of worker rights.