WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.padilla.senate.gov/mhc/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!PRkjaB9S3RlN5NtZKfeS-UdiSFywkC7GZmQleNeyKSQt2G6Pmgi_wQWwlscvDWz3UPHVM-qrzrX2fQ874rxO8oWBvF1xBDn9-Nw242ezuyM$), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 18 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for answers over its recent plan to cut nearly $2 billion in federal funding for critical substance abuse and mental health services, only to reverse course on its decision one day later, causing mass chaos and confusion for patients and providers nationwid...