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Capitol Lens | Foster the people

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By Tom Williams
Posted June 26, 2024 at 3:44pm

Paris Hilton, CEO and co-founder of 11:11 Media and an advocate for the protection of children in foster care, talks with author Tori Hope Petersen and Petersen’s daughter, Ezzeri, 3, on Wednesday during a break in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on strengthening child welfare.

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