Ron Wyden actually said...

"Because of the lack of appropriate places to meet the needs of those with these mental health challenges, we so often have patients boarded in emergency rooms or in fights with police."

"The Finance Committee is responsible for the programs--Medicare and Medicaid--that spend more on mental health than any others in America."

"Senator Stabenow is here. She has been a champion on these mental health issues."

"My brother struggled with schizophrenia for decades, and he had a lot of his health-care bills covered by Medicaid."