Enrolling. Number two, when it comes to the individual mandate, i think i will say two things about proposals from republicans that said it as their mission to eliminate, decimate come sabotage obamacare from the beginning, who were willing to shut the government down because of their opposition to obamacare we have to take their proposals with a grain of salt. I dont think they are filled with sincerity to the sincere desire to improve the system. Theyve made it clear that their goal was to eliminate the system and thereby eliminate the possibility for millions of americans with preexisting conditions or who dont have insurance the possibility of getting it. Number two, when it comes to and we talked about this when they were shutting down the government on the president s refusal to pay ransom, obamacare ransom in exchange for getting the government open or in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. When we talk about delaying the socalled individual mandate what does that mean concre
400,000 children are in the foster care system, and theres great improvements in terms of reducing the numbers of children in foster care, and increasing the number of children who find permanent and loving homes. We should acknowledge and be proud of the advances that have been made, particularly the focus on supporting youth as they age out of the system. The fact of the matter is majority of foster care parents are loving and supportive individuals who open their hearts and their homes. Foster care patients can be the better angels among us, and they deserve to be recognized for incredible difference they make in the world every day, but far too many children dont have that benefit. Even for those incredible chance is protecting young people in foster care from the threats of the outside world is a very big challenge. Statistics tell us that foster children are especially vulnerable to those who seek to exploit children. As congressman pallson has told us. The National Center for ex
On behalf of ccyj, i would submit that whatever efforts which we undertake to address the proliferation of sex trafficking of our former and current foster youth should be researchbased, collaborative, coordinated, datadriven and sustainable. These efforts should focus on identification and support of the victims, and must recognize that this is a crime of mobility which requires a unified and consistent response, response that does not merely move the incidence from one neighborhood, one county, one state to another. And the beauty of the federal leadership on these issues. Thank you very much. I would also like to introduce another friend from Washington State, ms. Giovengo, who has over 27 years of experience developing and implementing re engagement programs for out of school and Homeless Youth. She is the executive director of youthcare, which helps Homeless Youth, and operates the only program in Washington State providing Residential Services for sexually exploited youth. Youre
Stories are lots of about slaves and freemen of color who made choices. When i began this book, i was convinced that the americans were the good guys, and the british were the bad guys. But the more i worked on this project, i became more and more that as the war came to an end, that it was the americans who were not the good guys. It was instead the british and the spanish who were the good guys. The british and the spanish offered freedom to their slaves. Andmen who served with them took them away from this land of bondage. For the americans, well, the americans will keep slaves in bondage until 1865. Choose fight for the u. S. Or five for your freedom with the invading ritz tonight and im 00 eastern on cspan at 9 00 eastern on cspan3. The house ways and means subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on how changes to the foster care system might prevent youth sex trafficking. Among the witnesses with a panel of lawmakers who offered different bills to address the issue, follow
Severed from their culture in the process. The fundamental protections of the law are still being fought for. It applies the indian kids walk into the courtroom and it is not happening. Here in south dakota native children are only 13 of the children in the state but more than 50 of those in foster care. And the majority are placed with nonnative families, in group homes or in institutions. We woman you to beautiful south dakota where leaders are born. For the lakota people here the issue isnt just about child custody. Its about cultural survival. In the Southwest Corner of south dakota is the town of rapid city. A federal Class Action Lawsuit has been filed against officials here labeling that the state routinely violates the indian. Child welfare act. I went to meet one of the mothers involved in the lawsuit, madonna. Hi there. How is it going, madonna . Im withage. Come on in. Madonnas two children were taken into state custody two years ago. Her daughter was removed after madonnas