Additional Comments Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), who sponsored the House version of the bill, said, "We are spending in our emergency rooms too much money on taking care of all of the acute cases as a result of mental illnesses," adding, "Why not take care of people before they end up getting into the emergency rooms?" Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who sponsored the Senate version of the legislation, said, "I don't think we'll go to conference" on the bills. Full Article at Medical News Today