Frederica Wilson tweeted the following:
"On any given day, there are almost 424,000 kids living in foster care in the US. Sadly, that number is rising.Simply put, there are not enough loving homes to take in the children already in the system."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Frederica Wilson:
"Like so many issues, this falls disproportionately on minority children. Existing data shows Black children wait the longest for adoption and foster placement. Children will suffer in a broken system Black children especially and thats not right."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"Blocked from accessing abortion, people with unwanted pregnancies face a dire choice: raise a child without the necessary support, or put them up for fostering or adoption. But our nation already faces a serious child welfare care crisis. Lets talk about it "Read on Twitter
"Our rights are under attack. I joined my colleagues in urging @POTUS to take further and immediate action and declare a national emergency to protect access to abortion. #AbortionIsEssential twitter.com/washingtonpost" on July 13Read on Twitter
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