Timmons Leads House Members in Advocating for Foster Care Religious Liberty Rule Change

Statement

Yesterday, 50 Members of the House of Representatives joined Congressman William Timmons (SC-04) in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar. The letter commends HHS' recent notice of proposed rulemaking which would roll-back harmful Obama Administration regulations which infringed upon the religious liberty of faith-based foster care providers across the United States, including Miracle Hill Ministries in Greenville, SC.

"I want to thank each of my colleagues in Congress who joined me in advocating on behalf of the many faith-based foster care providers throughout our country," said Congressman Timmons. "The faith community has a long and rich history of providing homes for vulnerable children. It was unfortunate that the previous administration chose to punish those willing to serve the least fortunate in our communities because of the very same religious beliefs which inspired their charity. I am thrilled the Trump Administration recognized their predecessors' error and have proposed a remedy, and I look forward to the proposed regulations being finalized. The well-being of foster children across the country depends on it."

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