We can't even get $20 million to even--and by the way, for my Republican friends, enforcing parity means making sure that insurance companies don't give the Heisman to mental health and addiction such that our taxpayers have to pay the difference here.
Kennedy criticizes the lack of funding for mental health and addiction services, impacting taxpayers.
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