Political Quotes

Let me say this: I have got to tell you that this is distressing to me. I know what my colleague meant by false crisis, but this is a crisis for children. The children in America with mental health problems cannot get care. Members of…

I appreciate the gentleman's comments and his dedication to helping his State of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus), whose district is just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to talk about…

In 2015, there were more than 52,000 deaths from drug overdose in the U.S., with more than 33,000 deaths involving an opioid.

Let me add to this. Yes, there was money in the Cures bill for opioid abuse for 59,000 people who had died from drug overdoses, but 350,000 people will die this year related to mental health problems. I want to make sure that Congress is…