Patrick J. Kennedy: “We ought to be encouraging people in this country to seek mental health. That should not be a disqualifying factor.”

this needs to be a priority. And it will be an enormous protective factor for kids, especially since we are seeing suicide rates skyrocket.

We have got to address the stigma, and we have got to put the resources behind these efforts.

Moving public health bills should not be a partisan exercise.

Well, it is obviously the key driver in terms of ability to provide the services necessary, because while there is a suspension now and people are using it, that is not going to continue unless the biggest payer of all, CMS, steps up and…