Access to good quality mental health treatment can reduce risk.

We haven't had high-quality psychological care, particularly for adolescents.

one thing we tried to do when we passed the Affordable Care Act is, we tried to give people mental health coverage

ISIL, to me, is somewhat of a state, not a recognized state, but they actually have territory, they have wealth, and they have an army.

I am concerned about the strength of what we have in Syria.

Madam Speaker, today, September 17, 2014, marks 82,910 days since the Constitution was signed in 1787. Though I have only been a United States Congressman for 469 of those days, on every one of them, I work to uphold the oath of office I…

If we see further destabilization of these countries, that will create a global problem that will ripple out everywhere.

This is a bloodthirsty group, and the beheading of two Americans is a horrible situation and was one of the real reasons why I supported the President's plan.

I would certainly hope the President would not take that off the table.

Reserving the right to object, just bear with me. As the Senator knows, the President set forth a policy to let States, such as Louisiana, take advantage of this opportunity--through the work of the insurance commissioner--to allow those…

this problem is not going away.

the best way to sum it up is our country simply wants this problem gone.

the threat that we face, and ISIL is but one piece of it, is the ideological threat.

It is because we don't think it will work, and I think that is the thing to make clear.

If we find enough Sunnis in Iraq and Syria who are willing to fight against ISIS, that is when we will start to be successful.

I think it would be better to sort of explain, you know, what, it is not a boots-on-the-ground issue.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff). {time} 1515

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the distinguished minority leader.