Act Quote by Chris Murphy

When I got to the Senate, I made overhauling our nation's mental health laws one of my top priorities.

— Chris Murphy

I'm proud to be the only Republican leading the Mental Health Justice Act in Congress, which would give officers more resources to respond to…

— Michelle Steel

Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government.

— Eliot Spitzer

“Kennedy, who had a mentally ill sister, also moved more actively than presidential predecessors to advance the cause of mental health. In 1963 Congress…

— James T. Patterson

Over the years it [the National Committee for Mental Hygiene] has championed for the promotion of 'mental health' despite the fact that nobody knows…

— E. Fuller Torrey

One of the best moments of the Obama presidency was the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

— Brad Schneider

Many politicians, celebrities, businessmen and women, and community leaders now are open about their struggles with mental illnesses, something almost unheard of when I…

— Rosalynn Carter

I can tell you about health care and also about the financial reform bill. The Barack Obama, the President personally and his administration officials…

— Barney Frank

And please, please, lets us put mental health back on the top of our national agenda, our prisons and our jails are now our…

— Hillary Clinton

I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.

— Jim McGovern

In Congress, I have worked with my colleagues to pass the 21st Century Cures Act.

— Elise Stefanik

I believe in health care reform. I don't believe in the way this bill was passed.

— Joe Manchin