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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have a special responsibility to protect vulnerable children. This is bipartisan legislation that takes some important, though modest, steps toward meeting that responsibility by addressing three issues: combating the exploitation of at-risk children, promoting permanent homes for foster children, and strengthening international enforcement of child support obligations. With a bipartisan, bicameral agreement between the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, this legislation combines modified versions of three bills that we previously passed here in the House earlier in the session. This measure has been endorsed by a number of important child advocacy groups, including the Children's Defense Fund, the Child Welfare League of America, and Voice for Adoptions. I was pleased to work with Chairman Camp, Ranking Member Levin, and certainly Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Reichert, as well as our colleagues in the Senate, as we came together with bipartisan agreement on this legislation.…”