Political Quotes

“Congresswoman, you hit the nail on the head. That is so true. There have been so many studies that show you do better when the person who is helping you looks like you or is sensitive to your realities, your community, what you are really about. That is so true. Also, that is the other thing. With the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, the other thing that we really push to do is to diversify the healthcare pipeline because that is the only way that is going to change, too. The other thing is letting our young people know that that is a good thing, to be a counselor or a social worker or a psychiatrist or a psychologist, that we should be looking into those fields also. You hit the nail on the head. It is hard enough for people to go to counseling or to admit they are depressed, so when they do seek out care, it has to be someone who can be empathetic and sensitive to their needs. Because if they are not, then the person definitely is not going to go back, and then, we are back to square one.”