"Government cannot love a child - but neighbors can."

House Committee on Ways and Means · November 18, 2025

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Care Portal testimony

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Unidentified Speaker (testifier) praised Care Portal and framed it as a community, not government, response to child welfare needs: quoted "government cannot love a child, but neighbors can," thanked the program for facilitating connections so resources reach children when needed, and emphasized the platform is not a "big government solution" but neighbors helping neighbors.

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A witness delivered brief testimony praising Care Portal as a neighbors-helping-neighbors approach to child welfare, saying "government cannot love a child, but neighbors can." The speaker said the portal connects people and resources at scale; no motions or votes are recorded in the provided segment.

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