Patrick J. Kennedy: “Moving public health bills should not be a partisan exercise.”

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

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…

We ought to be encouraging people in this country to seek mental health. That should not be a disqualifying factor.

What we're trying to do is make the spirit of parity a practical reality.