Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, as you can see, the gentleman from Pennsylvania is extremely passionate about this. He has been the leader and a voice for mental illness for my entire time that I have been up here, which hasn't been that long--only 4 years--but we appreciate his passion and his dedication to this. Unfortunately, mental illness isn't going away. It is becoming more of a problem. And we, as Members of Congress, are going to have to address this. I look forward to continuing to work with the chairman on this. Yesterday was a step in the right direction, but we have a long way to go. We are in this fight, and we are in this fight together. I couldn't imagine being with anyone better than the gentleman from Pennsylvania. So I thank him for his dedication. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Brooks).”