Greater Access to Treatment Needed

By Reps. Patrick Kennedy and Jim Ramstad
Special to Roll Call
June 17, 2007, 12 a.m.

As July Fourth approaches and we prepare to celebrate our country’s founding, it is a good time to ask ourselves whether we are fulfilling the ideals on which this nation was built. There is no more fundamental American principle than ensuring that all people have a chance to pursue their God-given potential. But for tens of millions of Americans living with mental illnesses and addictions, that promise is elusive, blocked by treatable diseases left untreated.



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As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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