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I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, what the gentleman is referring to is also something called assisted outpatient treatment. That is a program whereby 45 States and the District of Columbia--maybe 46 States now--have this. When people…

I thank my friend from New York in his ongoing support for these issues dealing with mental illness. Now I would like to call upon my friend from the State of Oregon, Earl Blumenauer, who has been a great champion on these issues as well…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I will add to that in the sense that about 10 people per hour die related to mental illness, and it is probably much more than we know of. I thank you for your good counsel, too. I may have been…

Next week is the third anniversary of the sad tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School; but it is also time to recall all those other cities in America where tragedies have occurred: Tucson, Colorado Springs, Lafayette, Charlotte…