On the recordJuly 6, 2016
I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his tireless work on this important bipartisan legislation which I was proud to cosponsor. I rise in support of H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. Every week we hear from constituents concerned about this issue, and, of course, we all no doubt know somebody battling with this issue. I appreciate the input from all stakeholders that has been taken into account here--doctors, healthcare providers, academics, and law enforcement--but, most importantly, the input from the families, the caregivers, and those dealing with the mental health conditions that are in so much need for more care. So I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill that will allow for more efficient use of the resource allocation, improved responsiveness, and reduced time and energy that is now lost spent navigating a very difficult system that will be improved by this. So I thank the gentleman.
