Turns Out the GOP’s Not Really That Concerned About Mental Healthcare.
Their recent vote suggest they couldn’t care less.
When there’s yet another shooting here in the United States, particularly in schools, we can count on certain talking points from Republican lawmakers in response.
- “Thoughts and prayers”
- “This isn’t the time for demanding action”
- “The problem isn’t gun access, it’s mental health”
Ah, mental health.
They always go out of their way to feign concern in moments of trauma, don’t they? We all remember they stressed the need for more funding for mental health in schools following the slaughter of a classroom full of ten year olds and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
Well as it turns out, unsurprisingly they don’t care enough to vote in favor of legislation to address the problem.
Mychael Schnell with The Hill writes:
“The House passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to address mental health concerns among students, families and educators aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which lawmakers say had a “severe impact” on those three groups.
The bill, titled the Mental Health Matters Act, passed in a largely party-line 220–205…
