[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7248]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        FOSTER YOUTH SHADOW DAY

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, today is Foster Youth Shadow Day. It is a 
day that gives Members of Congress a chance to spend time with young 
adults from our districts who have grown up in the foster care system.
  I always enjoy this day because it gives me a chance to understand 
the experience of foster youth and to talk about policies that would 
help support those children and young adults in that system.
  I have learned a lot today from Justin and Jameshia, who are here 
with me. They are two young adults with whom I am spending time. Both 
have spent years in the foster care system and have grown to be really 
remarkable young adults.
  Justin is studying international relations at Michigan State 
University, and Jameshia just graduated from the University of 
Michigan-Flint, one of my alma maters, with a degree in social work.
  Along with their interest in school, they both have dedicated 
themselves to bettering the lives of other children in Michigan and 
around the world. Their commitment to raise up kids in my hometown and 
their hometown of Flint is really inspiring. I am just happy that I am 
able to get to know them better and to see the passion that they bring 
to their communities. That passion will take them far.
  It is important that we hear from people like Justin and Jameshia in 
order to shape the policies that we make right here in this Congress. I 
am just glad I could hear what they had to say, and I am glad they 
could be with us today. I am honored to spend part of Foster Youth 
Shadow Day with them.

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