[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, May is National Foster Care Month, a time 
to renew our commitment to the thousands of children in our Nation's 
foster care system. That is why I am proud to be a member of the 
Congressional Youth Foster Caucus, which is dedicated to strengthening 
our Nation's child welfare system.
  Today, we are celebrating the Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day, 
a special day when more than 100 foster youth from across the country 
come to D.C. to spend a day with Members of Congress as we conduct our 
Nation's business.
  I have the privilege today of hosting Esmeralda Masco, who is from my 
district in Stockton, California. Esmeralda is currently a student at 
Grand Canyon University, where she is studying public policy and 
aspires one day to become a civil rights lawyer. She is passionate 
about helping current and former foster youth and wants, one day, to 
open a resource center to help others in the foster care system to 
graduate and achieve their full potential.
  It gives me great pleasure to welcome Esmeralda and all of the 
participants in the Congressional Youth Shadow Day to our Nation's 
Capital.

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