CNN —A Republican senator became emotional as he spoke in deeply personal terms about the importance of mental health care in America. A loved one, a friend, someone you know, that has serious mental illness.”For Cassidy, the issue is personal. Or, we can say we’re going to attempt to do something about it,” he told CNN. In May, Cassidy, alongside Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, introduced legislation to expand and improve upon a bipartisan mental health measure that had expired in September. “Whether or not it’s passed, at the end of the year, I can’t tell you that,” Cassidy told CNN.

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