(Source: John Cornyn) U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today led a bipartisan group of 183 lawmakers urging parliamentary leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to pass adoption reform legislation and resume inter-country adoptions after the DRC suspended issuance of exit letters last year: "We are concerned about the welfare of the hundreds of Congolese children who have been legally adopted under Congolese law by U.S. citizens but who are unable to depart the DRC even though they possess valid visas to immediately enter the U.S.," the lawmakers wrote. "We respectfully request that the Congolese National Assembly and Senate prioritize...
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