US: Senators Press Biden Administration Over Lack of Progress on Foster Care Prevention Law (May require subscription)

Imprint – May 24, 2024

Senators from both parties sought answers from the Biden administration Wednesday, pressing a top health and human services official in a hearing on the slow rollout of a landmark foster care prevention law. They also demanded a response to a months-old letter they sent to the executive branch on that same law, the Family First Prevention Services Act. “It’s distressing that (letter) had to go out six months ago, and now we’re going to get some help to finally get an answers from one of the branches of the federal government,” said Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso, referencing his congressional colleagues’ Dec. 5 letter to Xavier Becerra, the Biden Administration cabinet official who oversees health and human services — including Family First implementation.

Senators Press Biden Administration Over Lack of Progress on Foster Care Prevention Law