one of my colleagues who is also on the energy and commerce committee with me, susan brooks, would like to comment on this as well and our needs and what we need to do in mental health. ms. brooks: i want to thank dr. murphy for introducing this legislation and arranging for this special order today. as i'm sure has been stated, one in five americans struggle with mental illness. one in five. this is a critical situation in the country, as we have just heard. national tragedy. that's why we must address it with a comprehensive, community-based mental health proposal like the one we're talking about here today and we must do it in a bipartisan way so i'm very pleased we have colleagues from the other side of the aisle here as well this evening talking about it. we have all seen the tragic headlines about people who lose their battle with mental illness and their families who are often powerless to help them or prevent them from harming themselves or others. according to researchers, about half of the people with schizophrenia and 40% of people with bipolar disorder don't believe they're

susan brooks has a bill that she's been working on dealing with this as well so, yes, we want to get out in front of this. i know we've been talking to the administration as well and i look forward to working with you in dealing with this issue because this is not something that should lay by the wayside. this is something we should get out in front of. i yield back. mr. hoyer: i certainly agree and working together to address it and i yield back the balance f my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 2:00 p.m. on monday next and that the order of the house of january 5, 2016, regarding morning hour debate not apply on that day. the speaker pro tempore: no objection. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i feel

brooks. we have bob rosefsky. we have susan blakely and holly lipton. >> yeah. >> what-what-what do you have, lying here? is this your grocery list or something? >> no, no, no. i just have the list of the schools that are competing, tomorrow, in the third annual 72-hour great canoe race. i'm the official starter. usc, the trojans-- >> you're the offic-- >> defending champs. [ applause ] com-competition is from ucla, san diego state, [ applause ] and cal state, in long beach. >> what is the great canoe race? >> they-- it's the bush gardens-- they're on the lakes of bush gardens. they go for 72 hours. they have relay teams, and they're going after the very-coveted piddling paddle award. [ laughter ] >> are you going to be there as the official starter? >> i will be there. i'm the official starter, tomorrow. no, uh-- in these troubled times, it's nice to know that a group of young people are going after a "piddling paddle." >> do they get to throw you in the, uh-- in the lake, if they win, or something like-- >> i don't think ther

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brooks, nbc 6 news. >>> investigators is orlando draining a retention pond looking forg any clues that may lead them to a missing newborn dubbed baby willow. it's been five days since the child's mother susan richardson gave birth to the baby girl then admitted to ditching her. investigators say richardson gave conflicting stories, first saying she had a mist carriage childed on someone seas doorstep at the same apartment complex where a placenta is found. >> i hope they could find her alive. she deserves a chance. she deserves to live. >> richardsonemains locked up. her friends say she struggles with mental illness, police have been searching manhole covers, dumpsters and garbage cans since monday. >> this morning the death of a young boy has shaken asouth florida community. that child was gunned down during drive-by shooting in broad daylight. nbc 6 reporter erika glover has been tracki the overnight developments. >> reporter: this morning the family and friends of six-year-old king carter say even though nothing can bring back their loved one something must be done to stop gun violence in our community. >> this time this trageded hits too close to home. for this child's aunt happens to

the life and legacy of susan jordan, the beloved principal of amy beskerland elementary school, who served the lawrence, indiana, community for 22 years as an educator. mrs. brooks: in january, when a bus accidentally lost control, principal jordan put herself between her students and the bus, saving their lives and losing her own. i'm extraordinarily moved by mr. herrera: owic sacrifice -- by her heroic sacrifice and the outpouring of love and support from her students, fellow teachers and the fellow lawrence community. principal jordan was known for her warmth and the passion for her students to achieve their very best. at the start of every school day she stopped by each classroom to welcome and encourage her students. under her leadership amy beverland elementary was named a four-star school by the indiana department of education, its designation for excellence. so on behalf of indiana's fifth congressional district, i offer my deepest sympathy to principal jordan's family and friends, to the students who were injured, to the community, and to all hoosiers who mourn her loss and cherish her memory. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlel