[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11992]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          THINK BEFORE WE CUT

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, the whole country was struck 
with the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. A deranged individual murdered 12 
citizens and wounded 58 others.
  My mind went back to the day that Gabrielle Giffords was shot--
another deranged individual. What it says to me is we need to spend 
more money, not less money, on mental health issues. There are a lot of 
mentally disturbed people out there who need mental health treatment, 
and this Congress has been cutting funds for mental health and for 
clinics and for health care. And we need more law enforcement and more 
protection.
  There are cuts that can be made to protect our country's fiscal 
health, but to protect our Nation's physical health, some funds need to 
be maintained. Let's think before we cut.

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