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Recognizing National Adoption Month

Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 14, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Family

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Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize November as National Adoption Month.

During this month, we celebrate and reflect on the life-changing act of adoption. Many parents and families across America open up their homes, and their hearts, to children in search of a stable support system; to children in search of a forever home. Unfortunately, there are so many children in the foster care system who are still waiting to find a permanent home.

In 2017, more than 442,000 children and teenage youth were in U.S. foster care. More than 59,000 of these children were adopted through the system, and we must always strive to help more children find a home.

All children deserve a permanent family that can provide them with love, support, and encouragement so they can reach their full potential in life.

Mr. Speaker, during National Adoption Month, we recognize the unconditional love and support adoptive parents provide to their children, and we hope that all children will soon be welcomed into a loving family because they deserve no less.

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