Mental illness is not a state of mind.

They don't argue for the right to be well but I hear judges say that it is not illegal to be crazy.

Today I rise to recognize a true American treasure and one of my constituents who still spends his summer months in his native Youngstown, Pennsylvania, Arnold Palmer. Today, Arnold celebrates his 85th birthday, and he continues to serve…

``cowardly,'' ``a heathen,'' ``selfish''--those are the words some used to describe Robin Williams' suicide. These underscore that there is a great deal of ignorance and misunderstanding about suicide. Myths surrounding suicide are…

I again thank both the witnesses for testifying and now recognize the ranking member for 5 minutes.

The rollout of the Affordable Care Act was an unmitigated disaster.

A broken Web site that the President promised would be as easy to use as any e-commerce site cost the taxpayers nearly $1 billion.

The roll-out of the Affordable Care Act was an unmitigated disaster.

The administration didn't have the expertise, couldn't meet deadlines, and didn't have the leadership or organizational skills to manage this massive undertaking.

The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act reforms our broken and harmful mental health system. Here are some reasons why we need it. For some who are experiencing the most serious mental illnesses, like bipolar disorder or…

Earlier today, the House observed a moment of silence to remember the loss of two heroes who gave their lives to protect others. The deaths of Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut are heartbreaking. An additional tragedy…

This week, the largest ever study of schizophrenia reported that the condition is tied to more than 100 genes. This discovery shows more evidence that schizophrenia is a clinical condition just like other medical conditions. Severe…

The subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today examines the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's anthrax incident last month that potentially exposed dozens of CDC researchers to live anthrax because established safety…

The CDC Director has called the potential anthrax exposure a 'wake up' call.

A 'wake up call?' That is a gross and dangerous understatement.

This is troubling and it is completely unacceptable.

Until that regulatory responsibility is moved out of those two agencies and out of any agency that performs select agent research and funds select research, I believe you can predict with high confidence the same types of problems, the…

One must question the scientific qualification of such scientists.

I want to ask particularly about a couple of the issues related to psychiatric drugs.

If we are truly serious about combatting Medicare fraud, we can't have these delays.

I hope we hear about the steps that can be taken to further combat fraud.

This is penny-wise and pound-foolish.

the amount of money that has been done in improper payments is greater than the entire budget of the State of Pennsylvania.

We hope that these new technologies can yield even greater returns in the future.

the fraud, waste, and abuse rampant in our Medicare program.