WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Katherine 'Kate' McLean, executive director of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, dated March 10, 2026, for a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Advancing Permanency in Child Welfare: Leveraging Federal Funding for Adoption Programs": * * * Chairman Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro, and Members of the Subcommittee,   more