Political Quotes

“Exactly. I am so glad to be here with you, Senator Stabenow. We have been friends for a long time and have worked together on a number of issues both in the House, to which we came at the same time, and in the Senate, when I got to the Senate. Clearly, this is one of the things of which, I think, we both have a strong sense that we have really made a difference in not only how we look at mental health but in also the way we talk about mental health. To Senator Stabenow's point of treating mental health like all other health and ``what happens when you do that?'' we got an award last month when I was home and Senator Stabenow was virtually in Jefferson City, MO, for a few minutes with the Missouri Behavioral Health Council, and we received the Excellence in Mental Health award. Brent McGinty, the head of that council, gave a talk about what they were doing and what they were seeing from what they were doing. Also, we talked about the partnership with community health centers, another thing we have worked together on. Joe Pierle and Brent McGinty are actually both here today, coincidentally, as we are talking about this issue that is so important to both of them. I have often thought about the same type of discussion we had in 2013 as Senator Stabenow just pointed out.…”