[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

  (Mr. ROONEY of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize May as 
National Foster Care Month.
  Before I came to Congress, I was the CEO of a home for abused, 
neglected, and abandoned children called HomeSafe. In addition to 
providing a caring home for children in need, our staff and volunteers 
helped connect them with foster families, whom we also helped certify.
  I saw firsthand the struggles that children face when they don't have 
a safe and permanent home. I saw what a remarkable difference it could 
make when they found a stable and loving family, and I saw the 
incredible joy that these children brought to the lives of their foster 
families, our staff and volunteers, and everyone who worked to support 
them.
  All children deserve a safe, loving, and permanent home. We must 
continue to work together to make that goal a reality for the 400,000 
children in our foster care system.

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