"Good morning, today the Committee convenes for a joint subcommittee hearing to conduct oversight of an issue ravaging communities and plaguing the environment."
"I think promoting this would be important but, right now, this is something that the FCC hasn't been charged with."
"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman and it is a delight to me, once again, on this very key committee in Congress."
"I am also disappointed that we are having these kinds of hearings that we have had many, many, many times before."
"We are headed in the wrong direction. We are headed in a downward spiral."
"The situation is even more desperate than it was and different than it was in 1995, when the Tax Certificate Program ended."
"This is a problem that is serious to my soul."
"I believe more than ever that it is important that we prioritize the research upon, not only the benefits, but also on the risk of marijuana."
"I worry, Madam Chairman, that too little is known about when and how marijuana can be harmful, particularly after frequent and long-term use."
"It seems to me that many States, including mine, are stampeding to legalize both medicinal and recreational use of cannabis."
"I call a mob marijuana mentality and who are engaged in what I would refer to as a marijuana mania."
"Another area that I am really concerned about, along with this mania that exists is this empty excuse of--or this expungement of records."