Department for Children and Families Secretary Phyllis Gilmore on Tuesday condemned the “distraction” caused by lawmakers accusing the agency of discriminating against same-sex couples in foster care cases.
“If ever the distraction of that issue for political means results in a child death, I think, I would say ‘shame on the legislators who are politicizing that,’ ” Gilmore said.
Gilmore engaged the House Children and Seniors Committee in a lengthy question-and-answer period where she vehemently pushed back against accusations of ...