Jul 27, 2015
But luckily no one has died yet from this, but we really have dodged the bullet for a long time.
Tim Murphy
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Tim Murphy is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 2003 until 2017. During his time in Congress, Murphy focused on issues such as healthcare, mental health reform, and energy policy. He was known for his work on the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which aimed to improve mental health services and support for families affected by mental illness. Murphy also served on various committees, including the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he contributed to legislation on health care and energy issues.
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Jul 22, 2015
I request unanimous consent to remove the following Members as cosponsors of H.R. 2646: Representatives Joyce Beatty, Ron DeSantis, and Zoe Lofgren. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bishop of Michigan). Is there objection to the request of the…
Jul 13, 2015
It is this subcommittee's hope that we will hear concrete plans from you on how you will go about accomplishing this task.
Jul 13, 2015
I think this committee does its best work when we are united, and it is clear that that is the case today.
Jul 13, 2015
We are here again today to discuss an ongoing problem with our entitlement programs--waste, fraud, and abuse--this time in the Medicare Part D program.
Jul 13, 2015
This provision strikes the right balance to protect the integrity of the Part D program and improve patient safety, while carefully protecting beneficiary access.
Jul 13, 2015
We need to take a closer look at those numbers and make sure that this program is not contributing to this devastating epidemic.
Jul 13, 2015
However, the failures that we will hear about today go far beyond lost dollars and cents, rather, they are helping to feed the prescription drug abuse crisis that is gripping the country.
Jul 13, 2015
I would like to know what steps CMS is taking to root out the providers who are prescribing children powerful psychotropic medications when it isn't medically necessary.
Jul 9, 2015
Yesterday, in a terrible attack, over 200 people were killed across these United States. This headline should lead every TV news show, hit the front pages, and generate outrage from across the country, but it did not appear. This is not…
Jun 23, 2015
His case was one where he took his son to a hospital in Virginia, and the hospital said we don't have any beds.
Jun 23, 2015
If we close the institutions down, we don't have enough hospitals because Medicaid has said you can't have them.
Jun 15, 2015
Mr. Murphy. Mr. Chairman, just to correct the record on the misrepresentation or perhaps misunderstanding about abortion.
Jun 15, 2015
Our bill does not require assisted outpatient treatment. It does not, and that is a misnomer.
Jun 15, 2015
It is imperative that in the process of revamping our mental health care system, that we be guided by scientific evidence and not ideology or opinion.
Jun 15, 2015
The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, H.R. 2646, aims to fix the Nation's broken mental health systems.
Jun 15, 2015
We need to have an accountability structure to see how they are doing, and I appreciate that also being in this legislation.
Jun 15, 2015
Our mental health system is broken. Badly broken. It is getting worse, and it has to be fixed.
Jun 15, 2015
It is an amazing day that all of you are here, and Congress is gathered to talk about such a critically important subject.
Jun 15, 2015
Let's join together and recognize that we have to make sure that those disappearance of their lives shouldn't be a disappearance of our passion and our dedication to this.
Jun 15, 2015
What we do is we elevate SAMHSA from an agency to having Assistant Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Use be the head of that.
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