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On the recordDecember 7, 2015
We've tried in Congress to get mental health services, which include addiction services, treated more in parity with traditional physical health services.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing efforts to equalize mental health and physical health service treatment.

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