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On the recordApril 1, 2022
I thank the gentleman for pointing out that my amendment would apply not only to people who have sought public employment in the past and been denied because they have been honest enough to admit that they have once used marijuana but to private contractors. We are denying people the opportunity to do business with the government if they tell the truth about that. I am urging all of my colleagues, wherever you are in terms of your particular State, let's stop discriminating. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. {time} 1100
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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Apr 1, 2022

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