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grandfamilies
Senate Aging
Committee Recognizes
Grandfamilies
" Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Scott,
and members of the Senate Special Committee
on Aging thank you for allowing me to share
my story and perspective. It is an honor to be
here. My name is Gail Engel, my husband and I
have raised our grandson since he was less than
one-year-old. "
PA Senator, Bob Casey
W
hile daily news coverage focuses on how Congress is divided and fails
to get things done, a different narrative rang out this summer during
a Senate Aging Committee hearing, Strengthening Support for
Grandfamilies During COVID-19 and Beyond. The event featured the voice of
caregivers, advocates, and others dedicated to supporting families like Gail Engel
who captured the committee with her testimony about the struggles and joys of raising
her grandson with special needs.
Senator Bob Casey opened by recognizing the critical role of " Our Nation's unsung
heroes, " the grandparents and other relatives raising more than 2.7 million grandchildren
across the U.S. Calling them " a light in the darkness, " he explained, " They have
made sure that their grandchildren are both loved and supported, even in the most
trying of circumstances and of course, COVID-19 has been among the most difficult
18 GRAND Summer 2022
chapters in American history. "
After announcing bipartisan legislation to help the families learn more about the
resources available to them, Chairman Casey turned to the floor to Ranking Member
Scott, who spoke about the critical role his grandparents played in his life, " While
I was not raised by my grandparents, I certainly had a lot of experience with my
grandparents as a youngster. My parents divorced when I was about seven years
old. We moved into my grandparents' house. It was certainly one of the houses
that Chairman Casey just described as living at the poverty line or slightly below the
poverty line. Grandparents raising grandchildren are absolutely a necessity, and we
should do everything in our power to provide more light to the problems and more
solutions as well. "
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