Our delivery of mental health services must keep up with the impressive pace of research and innovation in the field.

We hope that our ongoing work will educate the public about the many treatments available to address serious mental illnesses.

I would like unanimous consent to insert those case histories into the record.

I have more respect for than the gentleman from Virginia, who has been a champion on this issue.

I'd like to welcome Acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak, as well as the mental health professionals appearing before us today.

over the last couple of years, one in every five suicides has involved a vet.

The Federal Government has spent billions of dollars on the worthy effort of minimizing the impacts of mental illness.

this hearing is a natural outgrowth of this subcommittee's groundbreaking investigation of Federal programs addressing serious mental illness

Despite the fact this Administration's current narrative in support of its position on sentencing reform relies on the supposition that too many low level, non-violent drug offenders are being investigated, prosecuted and incarcerated…

I expect though this is the beginning of a process in which we are going to see the commercial production of industrial hemp, which is a historic product and a product that is abundant, and legitimate uses for it, but it has posed a…

Mr. Speaker, I agree with President Obama that the destabilizing and destructive actions of ISIL demand an American response. While I am supportive of President Obama's targeted actions against ISIS to date, I believe our government must…

The DEA is going to have to make adjustments and they are going to have to be aggressive about finding ways to more easily distinguish between what is going to be legal and what is going to be illegal.

What are the ongoing efforts to improve the ability of the DEA to set up a system where you can distinguish between the two so that this potential industry can continue to grow but not hamper the ability of the DEA to enforce the law?

The reality is those targeted for sentencing relief by this Administration are only those whose conduct, that is trafficking large quantities of controlled substances, would subject them to mandatory minimum sentences.

As this grows, literally and figuratively, this is an industry that is going to grow and you are not going to just have state departments of agriculture and research facilities at universities involved, but you are going to have lots and…

I mean, I'm going to encourage you to do that. Just do it, please.

I did it with mixed emotions, and I know it is not a perfect plan, but I think we need to start somewhere.

One of our most important jobs in Congress is to help protect the interests of the American people.