My prayers are with the victims, their families and the people of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. These horrific acts of violence have no place in our country and we have to come together to take action.
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But changing our Constitutional rights isn’t an option. As President Trump stated today, we need to reform our mental health laws & find real, bipartisan solutions that will actually fix the problem we are facing.
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I’m currently working on 2 pieces of legislation, carried over from last Congress, that will address mental health laws.
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Reforming 42 CFR Part 2 will help physicians treat substance abuse disorders and mental health issues like a regular medical condition, without the stigma that comes with along with it.
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The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic program helps people get the mental health treatment they need, instead of locking up people who have a mental health issue and substance use disorder.
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Eight states are already doing this with great success and Oklahoma is one of them. We need to expand this to all 50 states and territories. Both of these bills have great bipartisan support.
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