This committee has still not acted to help the thousands of families currently in crisis because of the Trump administration's cruel family separation policy.

the Republican majority are really not as troubled by this crisis as some of them claim to be.

It's a critical function of this committee to conduct oversight and ensure that the legislation we pass is working as intended.

I continue to have grave concerns about the children forcibly separated from their parents or guardians as a result of Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy.

Then all the more reason why if you have had separation to try to get the kids back together with their parents, because then maybe they can recover.

Before I close, I must note that on the ongoing mental health crisis created by the Trump administration regarding the separation of children from their parents.

the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act... was an important step towards repairing our country's broken mental health system.

Do you think that SAMHSA as a leader of mental health care for our country should play a role in responding to this crisis at the border?

I continue to believe that any progress made by the Helping Families and Mental Health Crisis Act would be completely reverse if the Republicans ever succeed in their radical plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut…

I think it is important to hold hearings like these that allow us to learn directly from the administration how policies are being implemented.

I don't want to put words in your mouth, but it sounds like you would be willing to help but maybe no one at the Department is asking you to.

I am concerned that actions taken by the Trump administration to make it more difficult to receive Medicaid...