CHAIRMAN SMITH APPLAUDS FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP'S LEADERSHIP AND WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE'S BIPARTISAN EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR FOSTER YOUTH

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

A bipartisan gathering of the Ways and Means Committee hosted First Lady Melania Trump and foster youth for a roundtable discussion on modernizing the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a bipartisan roundtable with members of the Ways and Means Committee hosted First Lady Melania Trump and foster youth leaders for a discussion on modernizing the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood ("Chafee") to improve outcomes for current and former foster youth who are transitioning to adulthood and independence. Through hearings, feedback provided by ...