Louise Slaughter: “To say that I am completely appalled and embarrassed by that number is an understatement.”

We cannot allow this to continue. We owe it to these children to ensure our Nation's foster care system does all it can to protect them.

We will do incalculable harm if we did not keep that going, and we are better people than that.

It simply does not let us off the hook that we say we are really sorry it happened if we don't try to make sure it doesn't happen all the time in the country.

Please, please do not let the NEA get killed. I feel like I have been begging you forever.