Political Quotes

“People still may have to occasionally wait and come back tomorrow or come back Wednesday or whatever the schedule might be--and I think that is critically important. Now, Senator Stabenow, what you and I are trying to do is to further expand the opportunity. You know, the President said in his State of the Union message: Let's get all Americans the mental health services they need. That is a quote: ``Let's get all Americans the mental health services they need.'' That was a goal in the President's State of the Union message; it should be a significant goal for the country. What we would like to see happen in this Congress is the expansion of excellence in mental health to every State that wants to do it. Initially, we had 24 States apply to be part of the 8 pilot States. Nineteen of them went all the way through that entire process. You know, all 50 States may not apply, but we would like to create an environment where all 50 States could apply. Frankly, every time we get a score on this bill, the score is a little lower than it was before because I think the facts are beginning to persuade even the Congressional Budget Office that this makes economic sense to do. And there may be some startup costs, but the long-term costs may be actually long-term savings. If you do the right thing and save money while you are doing it, Mr.…”