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Republicans press for child-welfare bills and fault DCYF oversight as session cutoff nears
Summary
House and Senate Republican leaders said Democratic leaders have blocked child-welfare bills, cited failures at the Department of Children, Youth and Families and spotlighted a fentanyl-related endangerment bill that has passed one chamber.
Republican lawmakers used a media availability Friday to press for votes on child-welfare legislation and to criticize the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) for what they described as recurring failures.
"Clearly, DCYF has significant issues," Rep. Peter Abarno said when asked why several child-welfare bills had not received hearings. Abarno and other Republicans said bills offered by both parties, including one…
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