{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2137-3", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2137", "E2137", "[{\"name\": \"Carolyn McCarthy\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2137", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2137]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                  IN HONOR OF NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH\n\n                                 ______\n\n                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of\nNovember being National Adoption Month. Every year, thousands of\nAmerican families are blessed by adoption. Whether through domestic or\ninternational adoption of children from foster care, the love of\ncompassionate families embraces children of all ages and from every\nbackground. During National Adoption Month, we recognize the heartfelt\ncommitment of these good citizens, and we renew our pledge to make\nadoption a more accessible and positive path for American families.\n  Children thrive in loving families where they are nurtured,\ncomforted, and protected. We are making important progress in placing\nchildren in foster care with adoptive families, and the overall number\nof children being adopted continues to rise. In the past five years,\nadoptions have increased dramatically, and thus far in 2002, tens of\nthousands of children have already been adopted.\n  In addition, as a member of the Congressional Caucus on Adoption, I\nhave worked to ease the financial burden on adoptive families and to\nensure that more children find a caring, permanent home.\n  But with most adoption costs ranging from $8,000 to $20,000 and even\nupwards of $30,000, many families can not afford this huge expense. No\nchild should be forced to grow up without a family because of the\ntremendous cost of adoption.\n  That's why I am proud that the President signed into law a bill I\nsupported from its inception that provides for an Adoption Tax Credit\nfor those who take this important step into parenthood. As part of the\nEconomic Security and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, this provision\nwill go a long way to making adoption more affordable.\n  Mr. Speaker, every child deserves a permanent, loving home and, with\nso many families who want to open their hearts and their homes to these\nchildren, this measure will help remove the financial barriers that may\nhinder this union.\n  Therefore, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents of the fourth\nCongressional district of New York, I, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy,\ndo hereby commend Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi, the Nassau\nCounty Department of Social Services and the Nassau County's\nSurrogate's Court for finalizing the adoptions of thirty-two children\nfrom foster care.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2137-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.4653009818866849, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}