Tony Cárdenas: “If something happens in my office, especially to the degree of $43,000, I know about it before, during, and after.”

We need mental health professionals to show up to the moment, so that we can actually help the situation.

There's a difference between funding sent to a department so that they can get their work done versus funding in order for programs to give grants out to communities.

One of Congress' core responsibilities is oversight.

Which they have the option to do.