Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether we provide enough to those who have too little. This reconciliation package fails that test as well.

I am a recovering alcoholic.

And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.

In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

People are going to keep getting prescribed medication that is counter to what their real disease state is, which is addiction.

I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and civil liberties requires continual Congressional oversight, and I will continue to work to assert the role of this body in carrying out this grave responsibility.