[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FOSTER CARE MONTH/SHADOW DAY

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on 
Foster Youth, I rise to recognize May as National Foster Care Month and 
to acknowledge the 437,000 foster youth across the country.
  On Wednesday, I will be joined by Yolanda Washburn, a former foster 
youth from Providence, Rhode Island. Yolanda is a vocal advocate for 
children in care. She is committed to making positive change, and she 
is on track to become a counselor.
  As someone who has aged out of foster care, Yolanda has overcome 
immense odds to find such success. I look forward to hearing her 
recommendations for improving the foster care system. No one 
understands the system better than those who have lived in it.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my good friend, Congresswoman 
Bass, for organizing Shadow Day again this year and for her tireless 
work as the leader of our caucus. I am thrilled by this opportunity to 
amplify her voice and the voices of foster youth everywhere.

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