[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 184 (Monday, November 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        NATIONAL ADOPTION 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 a co-chair of the Congressional Caucus 
on Foster Youth and a member of the Adoption Caucus, I rise to 
recognize National Adoption Month.
  Mr. Speaker, all children deserve the love and security of a family, 
but for the 125,000 youth waiting to be adopted from foster care, that 
most basic of human needs can seem so out of reach. Through the Foster 
Youth Caucus, we try to shine a spotlight on these youth, as well as 
the adoptive families that open their hearts and homes to children in 
need.
  Ted and Teena Sullivan are two such adoptive parents from my home 
State of Rhode Island. Ted is also the senior director of Mission 
Advancement for Bethany Christian Services, and I was honored to 
recognize him as a 2019 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute 
Angel in Adoption last week.
  Mr. Speaker, adoptive parents like Ted and Teena give children in 
need the most important gift: a forever family. Let them be our example 
this National Adoption Month as we recommit to serving our most 
vulnerable youth.

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