Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman's commitment, especially on mental health and substance abuse. He has done a lot of work in this area. I know, Mr. Chairman, when we in the last Congress worked together in a bipartisan way, we passed 60 different bills related to the deadly scourge of opioid addiction and overdose. The prior Congress to that I believe is when we rewrote America's mental health laws for the first time in decades. We all have friends, family, and people in our communities who need help, especially with mental health and, as we know, substance use disorder. We did a lot of good work, I would say. We have to make sure, to the gentleman's point, that the efforts we have put forward, the programs we have initiated, and the funding we put behind these programs actually get to the people who need the help. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), who was chairman of our subcommittee when we were in the majority and now is the top Republican of the Health Subcommittee, to talk a little bit about these issues.”