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We would all like to see fewer children in foster care, but only if those children are safe in their own homes. We shouldn't seek to reduce the number of children in foster care by keeping more children in unsafe home situations.
The we have a system that's broken. with a jim crow filibuster. and unless we eliminate the filibuster entirely, which i am in favor of, or, we carve out exceptions to the filibuster, we are not going to be able to pass these laws. and then, alicia, what happens, is the supreme court steps into the vacuum that congress has created in our not addressing these issues. in a way, by the way, that americans want to address them. and the supreme court is increasingly out of touch with the american people. taking away a constitutional right that has been the law of the land for half the century is un...
Safety. now i pray for joe biden and speaker boehner, too. but so do they. >> fair enough. senator, i want to start with what we're learning, and i know you've gotten some briefings from the white house. is it fair to say that the president really is basically announcing very tepid reforms? >> well, i haven't seen what he's going to announce yet. i did read the article in "the new york times" this morning on it. but we do need reforms. that's the most important thing. the reports are that he would agree with the position i've taken and several others, like congressman sensenbrenner, and others...