[applause] >> ron homburg, andrew sperling, terrific policy team getting you ready to go to go to the hill. your whole nami team is exceptional. i have had the honor of working with them for many years. let me just first say, to demi lovato, i told her backstage, she is already a hit. we know she has produced a lot of hits, but she is already a hit star with all of us because she is willing to stand up in the lights and say she is one of us, too. [applause] >> my six-year-old daughter loves " skyscraper." i tell you, you are our skyscraper when it comes to standing up tall, when things are falling around us because of the stigma and discrimination against the dull health. to have someone like you willing to take a stand mean something to all of us and we are really grateful that you are here. [applause] >> now, most of you have heard of my uncle, president john kennedy. but one of the things that president kennedy was known for was his book "profiles in courage." if he were alive today and were adding another chapter to that historic book, he would include senator and mrs. creigh deed

[applause] and ron hamburg and andrew sperling, terrific policy team who are getting you already to go to the hill. your whole nami team is exceptional. i had the honor of working with them for many years. let me just first say to demi lovato, i told her backstage, she is already a hit. we know she has produced lots of hits but she is already a hit star with all of us because she's willing to stand up, in the light, and say, she is one of us too. [applause] my daughter, my 6-year-old daughter loves skyscraper and, she, i will tell you, demi, you're our skyscraper when it comes to standing up tall when things are falling around us because of stigma, discrimination against mental health. have someone like you willing to take a stand means something to all of us. we're really grateful again that you're here. [applause] now, most of you have heard of my uncle, president john kennedy, but one of the things that president kennedy was known for was his book, "profiles in courage." and if he were alive today, and were adding another chapter to that historic book, he would include senator and m