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Tim Scott: “The child is infinitely better off with the kinfolk, so to speak, than they are in foster care.”

On the recordJune 22, 2022
The child is infinitely better off with the kinfolk, so to speak, than they are in foster care.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott emphasizes the advantages of kinship care over foster care.

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