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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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Jun 10, 2015

On some of the issues my friend from Chicago just stated, I couldn't disagree more. Let me explain why, why we have problems with our prisons in America and homelessness. Nearly 10 million Americans have severe mental illness like…

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Jun 3, 2015

If what you do is sit in front of your TV and eat our food and that is all you do, you will get fat.

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Jun 3, 2015

None of us want to have the epidemic of obesity and the problems it brings along with this.

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Jun 2, 2015

I thank the Chairman, and I also thank Representative Grisham for this thoughtful amendment we are working on together, which will put $2 million towards crisis intervention training for State and local law enforcement and also work…

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Jun 1, 2015

I guess one way I could put this is, for centuries people have tried to deal with the issue is there life after death, and apparently there is in Medicaid, and we will get to the bottom of that today.

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Jun 1, 2015

None of us are going to tolerate any kind of acceptance of this.

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Jun 1, 2015

What we usually have as our tools in Congress is a carrot or a stick to enhance that.

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Jun 1, 2015

Those who won't play by the rules, they need to face the consequences.

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Jun 1, 2015

The problem gets worse, the problem doesn't get better, and when it does get worse, you just change the metrics.

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Jun 1, 2015

Unfortunately, the Medicaid program is far too accustomed to fraud.

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Jun 1, 2015

We are here today to discuss a continuing and increasingly expensive problem: Waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid program.

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May 20, 2015

One of those is 42 CFR Part 2, which governs confidentiality protections for all substance use treatment records.

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