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***DIGITAL USE ONLY*** The Simple Life star was testifying at a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing on Wednesday where demands are being made for reforms to the system to improve the standard of living for those in foster care. Speaking before the Ways and Means Committee in Washington, Paris said, "I know from personal experience the harm that is caused by being placed in youth residential treatment facilities.” "When I was 16 years old, I was ripped from my bed in the middle of night and transported across state lines to the first of four residential facilities.”