[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

  (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 bipartisan 
Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, I rise to recognize May as 
National Foster Care Month.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to bring front and center the more than 
400,000 youth in our foster care system across the country. These young 
people are courageous, and they face and overcome many challenges.
  Let's raise up their voices because they deserve to be heard, and 
they deserve a seat at the policymaking table.
  May is also a time to recognize the foster care professionals, 
advocates, and families who devote themselves to supporting foster 
youth every day. These individuals deserve our utmost respect and our 
gratitude.
  I am proud to cosponsor Representative Karen Bass' resolution 
recognizing Foster Care Month.
  To the foster youth and those who support them in Rhode Island and 
across the country, you matter, and I am here to be your advocate in 
Congress. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me.

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