Maria Cantwell actually said...

"A little bit of prevention up front to help with this, I think, would go a long way."

"I generally think this hearing is about the new normal that we are seeing in drought conditions; we need new solutions."

"I applaud the Chairman and Ranking Member for holding today's important hearing on the use of group homes in states' child welfare systems."

"We should be exploring ways to responsibly limit the use of congregate care so that it supplements, rather than supplants, family-based care."