"Veterans should not be forced outside the VA system to seek a treatment that is legal in their state."
"It is time for the Federal government and the VA to keep pace with what the American public wants."
"Can we use cannabis? Can the VA prescribe cannabis for us? Can we talk to our doctor at the VA about cannabis without losing our VA benefits?"
"80 percent of those veteran's support cannabis research, support looking at the cannabis for veterans."
"92 percent of those veteran's support research and the cannabis treatment of veterans and their invisible wounds."
"It is time to do research. It is time to make sure that our veterans get to know what cannabis is good for and what cannabis is not good for."
"We owe our veterans a tremendous amount, the least we can do is make sure we are giving them their proper treatment for those invisible wounds that they brought back from the battlefield."
"I think it is important that the law is clear."
"As twenty veterans tragically die from suicide each day, we, as policymakers, should consider alternatives to the treatment of PTSD and chronic pain."
"Thank you very much for holding this most important hearing to address the issue of hate crimes..."
"I applaud your leadership on holding this most important hearing."
"this budget proposal confirms that the President's priorities are sorely misguided and, in fact, dangerous."