Patrick J. Kennedy: “I rise in strong opposition to the amendment offered by Congressmen Weldon and Barr.”

It is not working. That is what you essentially have said.

We need help from Congress to remove prejudice and discrimination and treat it just like all other forms of prejudice and discrimination.

What we're trying to do is make the spirit of parity a practical reality.

It is prejudice and discrimination to think that if a person has a mental illness, they are not capable of functioning.