Economy and everybody involved but that flattening it was pretty great but on the other side of that equation the impact m was significant and has been ready and waiting and those scenarios did not occur and to have plenty of hospital beds and ventilators but the crisis because of flattening the curve has lasted longer and will last longer than it would have otherwise im not saying thats a bad thing that to send people home from wor work, practice social distancing putting people on the unemployment rolls Serious Problems for people and to have challenges for the mental wellbeing. The impact is the adults in the United States say that coronavirus has impacted their Mental Health and this is on top of the statistic where we traditionally believe the National Institute of health and other places one out of four or one out of five have a diagnosable always treatable Behavioral Health problem that the Mental Health is impacted by that social e distancing that with the isolation can create
Economic costs of flattening the curve was pretty great. On the other side of that equation, the impact on hospitals was significant in that many of them have been waiting for whatever they needed to do and because we find the curve the worstcase scenarios didnt occur and in most cases they were prevented and we had plenty of hospital beds and before was over with we had ventilators and all those things we will have later but the crisis, because of flattening the curve has certainly lasted longer and will last longer than it would have otherwise. Im not saying that is a bad thing, just measures like closing businesses and sending people home from work, practicing social distancing, putting people on the unemployment rolls have really created Serious Problems for people that have cause to have challenges to their mental wellbeing. The impact is nearly half of the adults in the United States say the coronavirus has impacted their Mental Health on top of the statistic we traditionally bel
American economy and incredible strain on the American Healthcare system and everybody involved with that. Public Health Experts have told us we need to flatten the curve and the Economic Cost of flattening the curve was pretty great. On the other side of that equation, the impact on hospitals was significant in that many of them have been ready and waiting for whatever they needed tohe do. And because we flatten the curve the worstcase scenarios not occur and in most cases they were prevented. They had plenty of hospital beds and before it was over with we had ventilators and all of those things we will have later. But, the crisis because of flattening the curve has sat and had certainly lassoed longer and willd last longer than it would have otherwise. Im not saying thats a bad thing, im just saying measures like closing businesses and sending people home from work, practicing social distancing putting people on the unemployment rolls have created Serious Problems for people that hav
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 65, the nays are 28. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 655. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, department of defense, victor g. Mercado of california to be an assistant secretary. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion.
When the house gavels back in, watch live coverage here on cspan. Back now to the white house summit on Mental Health. What i would like to do for a few minutes. Lets start with you. In terms of the imd exclusion that they express concerns if we live the imd exclusion we open the door to institutionalization of thousands of people. Do you have comments about that . It will not open the Door Community treatment will always be cheaper and government will always will be a cheaper option if it is effective. But then go back to snakepit conditions of the past of one flew over the cuckoos nest but it is the lack of money for hospitals that created substandard conditions allowing them more money that is truly therapeutic. And to have the panelist speak about the continuum of services that are needed to support the seriously mental ill. What do you see as a continuum of care what happens if you dont have those kinds of services . But these fights over scraps so now we are worried about inpatie