Patrick J. Kennedy: “I rise in strong opposition to the amendment offered by Congressmen Weldon and Barr.”

Congress and the country have really never appropriated the necessary resources for this crisis.

we have made progress in normalizing conversations and reducing stigma about mental illness, it is clear, it is so clear

We have really just talked the talk, we have never walked the walk on including mental health and addiction treatment.

We all end up picking up the tab for not enforcing parity.