[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11451-11452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, today I rise in support of H. Res. 391, 
which recognizes May as National Foster Care Month.
  Today there are over 500,000 children in foster care across the 
United States, and my husband and I were privileged

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to have raised 23 foster children in our home.
  Madam Speaker, as a foster mother, I know too well the challenges. 
And I am dedicated to changing public policy and to raising awareness 
related to the very special and individual needs of foster children, so 
that families who support these children receive the resources they 
need to help these really great kids receive adequate support to help 
them to reach adulthood in a positive way.

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