A Sweeping Reform Of The Foster Care System Is Within Reach But Hanging By A Thread

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is demanding that the child welfare measure be stripped from the 21st Century Cures Act,
and he’s suggested that he has had other senators joining in his rebellion. 

WASHINGTON ― Responding to an outcry from a sprawling network of group homes in North Carolina, Sen. Richard Burr (R) led a surprise rebellion this week against a sweeping reform of the child welfare system that had already passed the House of Representatives by a unanimous voice vote.

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